Shahi Paneer

Preparation time : 40 mins

Ingredients:

• Paneer/Cottage cheese - 200 gms
• Onion - 1 medium (sliced)
• Tomato - 2 medium (finely chopped)
• Ginger - 1/2 inch
• Ellakki/Cardamom - 2 
• Mosaru/Curd - 1/4 cup
• Toamato sauce - 3tsp
• Ghee - 4sp
• Green chilies - 2 (finely chopped)
• Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Milk/Fresh cream - 1/4 cup
• Cashews - 6
• Sugar - 1/4 sp

Method:

• Heat 2sp of ghee in a pan, add finely chopped green chilies, ginger, onion and crushed cardamom powder fry for 3 to 4 mins
• Add finely chopped tomato and fry until they are soft.
• Add curd and cook for 5 mins turnoff the flame and allow to cool to room temperature.
• Add the above mixture in mixer jar and cashews, add required quantity of water and blend them to smooth paste.
• Heat remaining ghee in a pan, add the blended paste and allow to boil.
• Add red chili powder, garam masala, salt to taste and 1/4 sp sugar and saute well and cook on low flame.
• Heat 2 sp oil in a pan, add 2inch slices of paneer and fry until raw smell goes off. add to the gravy prepared in the above step.
• Add 2 sp of Tomato Sauce and saute well. turnoff the flame add Fresh Cream and garnish with finely chopped Coriander leaves/Cilantro and serve hot with chapati and roti