Paneer Matar Makhani

Description
Cottage cheese in a yoghurt sauce

Ingredients

 * 2 cups paneer (cottage cheese) diced into cubes and fried till lightly browned
 * 1 cup fresh onion paste
 * 2 cups finely chopped tomatoes
 * 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
 * 1 tsp tomato paste
 * 2 tbsp plain yoghurt
 * 1 cup peas
 * 1 tsp cumin seeds
 * salt, to taste
 * ¼ tsp turmeric powder
 * ½ tsp red chili powder
 * ½ tsp coriander powder
 * ½ tsp garam masala
 * 2 tbsp cooking oil
 * Chopped coriander leaves for garnish

Directions

 * 1) Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. Add onion paste and fry till paste starts to dry.
 * 2) Add ginger-garlic paste and tomatoes and cook till tomatoes pulp nicely.
 * 3) Add salt, turmeric, red chili powder, coriander powder and 1 tsp of tomato paste. Allow to come to a boil. Add water to get desired gravy consistency.
 * 4) Add yoghurt and let the gravy come to a boil.
 * 5) Add fried paneer pieces and peas and cover cook for 5 – 7 minutes.
 * 6) Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and a sprinkle of garam masala.

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