Indian Vegetable - Paneer ( Cottage Cheese ) Makhanwala
Preparation Time : 15mins
Cooking Time : 15mins
Serves / Makes : 2
Ingredients :
250 gms paneer [ Cottage Cheese ] (cut into cubes)
1 ts Ginger Garlic paste (5 garlic cloves and 1 inch ginger)
1 Onion chopped
1 Bay Leaf
1 inch Cinnamon Stick
3 Cloves
2 Cardamon
1 ts Red Chilli Powder
1/4 ts Turmeric Powder
Salt to taste
1/2 ts Garam Masala Powder
2 tb Cream or Malai
1/2 tb Coriander (chopped)
3 tb Tomato Puree (or 1 tomato cut)
1/4 ts sugar
1 ts Kasoori Methi ( Dried Fenugreek Leaves )
1 tb Ghee
Method :
1. Heat 1 tb Ghee in a heavy saucepan.
2. Add onion, ginger garlic paste, bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, cardamon fry till onion is golden
brown.
3. Then add the dry masala (red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, salt, sugar,
kasoori methi).
4. Then add tomato puree or cut tomatoes, fry for 2 mins. Remove from gas.
5. After the mixture is cool make a smooth paste in the blender.
6. Remove the paste from blender into a pan, add cubes of paneer. 2 tb malai, coriander.
7. Cook for 5 mins. Serve Hot
User Comments & Tips :
Paneer can be deep fried and added. It can also be added by just soaking it in water, thats makes the paneer soft.
Source : Contributed Recipe Courtesy of Tarla Dalal
