Kadai Paneer

Kadai Paneer

 

Ingredients

Panner/Cottage cheese 1/2 kg

 

coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp

cumin seeds - 2 tsp

garlic cloves - 5-6

dry red chillies - 5

tomato puree 1 cup

salt to taste

Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp

ghee - 2 ladles

Onion paste 1 cup

METHOD:-

1. In thick bottomed kadai , add 1 tsp ghee and heat till it melts. Fry coriander seeds, cumin seeds and garlic cloves. Let it cool and put in blender tumbler.

2. Then grind this along with long red chilles. Make a paste.

Heat rest of ghee in kadai and fry paneer pieces in it. Keep aside

3. In same ghee put onion paste and bhuno over medium heat till pink colour. Add chilli paste from blender and bhuno along with onions. Add turmeric powder and salt.

Bhuno for one min. Add tomato puree and simmer till ghee leaves sides.

Add paneer fried pieces and mix in masala. Add 1 cup water and let it simmer at low heat till all water evaporates and ghee leaves sides.

Garnish with ginger and green chilli strips