Shahi Paneer

Description

 * Ethnicity - Punjabi, North Indian
 * Type of Meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

Ingredients

 * 1) 250 Gms Paneer ( Cottage Cheese) cut into cubes
 * 2) 1 Onion - Finely Chopped ( or grinded into a paste in a food processor)
 * 3) 2 Green Chillies - Finely chopped
 * 4) 1 teaspoon - ginger paste
 * 5) 4 Tomatoes - finely chopped ( or blended into a puree in a food processor)
 * 6) Cardmom powder ( 1/2 tea spoon ) only two pinches would be used in the curry
 * 7) 1/4 cup beaten curd
 * 8) 1/2 teaspoon red chilly powder
 * 9) 1/2 teaspoon sugar
 * 10) 1/4 cup milk
 * 11) Oil for cooking 2 table spoons

Directions

 * 1) Add oil in a fry pan and heat the oil
 * 2) Add the onions and fry till brown.
 * 3) Add Ginger paste, chillies and fry further for 2 minutes.
 * 4) Add the tomatoes and fry furthre for 5 minutes or until the oil seperates .( You can see the oil coming out of the onion and tomatoes paste)
 * 5) Add some water to it ( 1/2 cup)
 * 6) Leave it to boil to a thick gravy. ( like melted icecream consistency)
 * 7) Add some milk and the sugar and leave it on slow heat.
 * 8) Add the cubes of Paneer.
 * 9) If you wish you can garnish it with coriander leaves.