A delicious paneer/cottage cheese dish. I made it with a little change.
Flavoured the paneer with coriander. You can use mint too. Gravy is rich and yummy. You can make it more rich by adding 1-2 tablespoon beaten cream in the gravy.
A perfect side dish for a party. Make and enjoy it in lunch or dinner.
Recipe
Paneer – 2 cup crumbled
Coriander leaves – handful or little more to get the green colour
Green chilli – 1-2
Ginger – 1/2 inch piece
Frozen peas – 2 teaspoon
Cumin powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Garam masala powder – 1/4 teaspoon optional
For gravy
Onion – 2 large chopped
Garlic – 1/2 teaspoon chopped
Ginger – 1 teaspoon chopped
Tomato – 3 chopped
Cardamom – 2-3
Cloves – 3
Cinnamon – small piece
Mace or javitri – 1 string
Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon
Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Garam masala powder – 1/4 teaspoon optional
Oil – 2 tablespoon + 1 tablespoon and little to shallow fry the paneer/cottage cheese
Butter – 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Kashmiri red chilli powder 1 tablespoon or as per your spice tolerance
Sugar – 1/2 teaspoon
tomato sauce – 1 teaspoon
Cashew nuts – 2 teaspoon
Method
Grind the paneer with chopped coriander leaves, green chilli, salt, ginger, green peas, cumin powder and garam masala powder.
Keep in refrigerator for half an hour. Cut them as you like.
Shallow fry the paneer pieces on a nonstick pan with little oil. Fry lightly. Don’t change the colour.
Pieces should be green.
Keep them aside.
Now heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan add chopped garlic saute till the colour begins to change. Add cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and mace. Then add the onion.
Fry till light brown add the ginger and cashew nuts saute and add tomatoes. Saute till tomatoes becomes mushy. Switch off the flame.
Let it cool. Grind to make a smooth paste.
Heat remaining oil and butter add the paste saute till oil leaves the sides.
Add all the dry spices. Saute then add salt, sugar and tomato sauce. Mix well.
Add water as required for thick gravy.
Let it boil for 5-6 minutes on simmer.
Now its ready to serve. Arrange the paneer pieces on gravy. Garnish with cashew nuts.
Paneer pieces are too soft so don’t boil them with gravy. It may be crumble.
Serve with roti/ Indian flat bread, naan, paratha, pulao or fried rice.
Enjoy the yummy spicy paneer.
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