Anita's Recipes

INGREDIENTS:

Paneer(cottage cheese) made from 1 liter milk
2 tbsp butter
1/2 cup fresh cream
4 tbsp chopped cashews
1 tbsp chopped coriander
1 green chili
5 large tomatoes
1 tbsp garam masala powder
a pinch of turmeric powder
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1"ginger
2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 tbsp red chili powder
1/2 cup oil
salt as required
1 cup water

METHOD:

• Cut the paneer into 1" cubes.
  
• Heat oil in a pan and fry the paneer till they are golden brown.Remove them from the oil and place them on paper towels and keep aside.
• Grind the cashews,onion,turmeric powder,red chili powder,garam masala powder,coriander seeds,cumin seeds,ginger piece,chili and garlic into a smooth paste adding little water if required. This is the masala paste.
  
• Grind the tomatoes separately into a smooth paste.
• Heat the butter and add the masala paste to it.Cook it for 2-3 minutes.
• Then add the tomato paste and salt and allow the it to cook well.
• Add the water,cream and the paneer and cook it for 5 minutes(add more water if it becomes too thick).
• Garnish it with chopped coriander and serve it hot with any type of rice(onion rice) or Indian flat bread(pulka ,paratha ,roti)etc...