Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Kadai Paneer

Ingredients:

200 gm Paneer(Cottage cheese) 

1 medium sized capsicum

3 medium sized onions 

3 medium sized tomatoes

1 Green chili

½ inch of Ginger

6-7 cloves of Garlic

Pinch of Cumin and mustard seeds

Pinch of Hing

Whole Coriander seeds

1 ½ tbsp Watermelon seeds

25 gm cashewnuts

2-3 Red chilies

½ spoon Red chili powder

½ spoon Coriander powder

½ spoon  Turmeric powder

Pinch orange color

Milk

Lemon

Salt

Garam Masala

1 tbsp Khoya

1 tbsp Cream

1 tsp kasoori methi

 Method:

Take cashewnuts and watermelon seed and grind it. Soak the paste in water for 1 hour.

Boil tomatoes and remove skin than Make paste of it.

Take 2 onions and make paste of it.

Take Green chili, ginger and garlic and make paste of it.

Cut Paneer, capsicum and 1 onion in triangular shape.

Heat the oil in vessel(Kadhai).

Add cumin, coriander and mustard seeds, red chilies and hing in oil.

Add paste of ginger-garlic and chili in it.

Stir it and add onion paste.

After that add tomato paste and stir it properly.

After some time add cashewnuts and watermelon seed’s paste and stir it properly for some time. Add some water if needed.

Add red chili powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder.

Add chopped capsicum and onion.

Add bit of milk and orange color.

Then add Pieces of Paneer and mix it properly.

Add Garam masala, khoya and kasoori methi.

Turn off the Heat.

Add salt, few drops of lemon, cream  and butter. Mix it properly

Serve it with grated paneer on it.

Note: To make this Jain avoid garlic and ginger paste. Instead on paste of onion add paste of bottle gourd. Don’t add bottle gourd in pieces. 

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