Thursday, March 21, 2013

10 Easy Steps to Paneer Makhanwala

Ingredients:

200 g - cottage cheese/ Paneer cut in cubes

250 g - tomatoes quartered

1 tbsp - ginger garlic paste

1 tbsp - red chilli pwd

1/4 cup - butter

1/4 cup - fresh cream

1 tsp - Javitri - elaichi pwd (mace - green cardomom pwd)

1 tsp - honey

1 tsp - garam masala pwd

a pinch of kasoori methi (fenugreek pwd)

salt to taste




METHOD:

  1. In a pan, add tomatoes, ginger - garlic paste, mace- cardamom powder, red chilli powder, and butter.


2. Mix it well and cover and cook for 20 mins.

3. Once the tomatoes are cooked fully, transfer to a glass bowl and puree the mixture using a hand blender.


4. Strain the pureed mix using a strainer. you should get a velvety gravy like mixture

5. Lightly fry in oil until golden brown on both sides.



  6. Transfer this back into the pan and add the paneer cubes, 


along with kasoori methi and honey.


7. Cook on low heat for about five minutes.

8. Turn off heat and add garam masala pwd and fresh cream.


9.  Garnish with a sprig of coriander leaves and swirl of Fresh cream on top.


10. Serve hot with Naan or Paratha.