Sunday, 26 October 2014

Paneer Masala

Ingredients
250 gm paneer cut into cubes
1 small green capsicum finely chopped
¼ cup green peas (optional)
1 medium onion roughly chopped
2 large tomatoes
¼ cup fresh coriander
1 tbsp pudina leaves
1 cm piece of ginger
1 clove of garlic
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp ghee
1 tsp red chili powder
½ tsp garam masala
Pinch of turmeric powder
1 tbsp oil
Salt to taste

Method:
1.  Cut tomatoes into 8 pieces removing seeds.
2.  Blend onion, tomatoes, fresh coriander, pudina, ginger and garlic into a smooth paste.
3.  Heat a pan and add oil. Shallow fry paneer pieces in it. (I have crumbled paneer as I used homemade paneer)
4.  Heat a sauce pan and add ghee. Add cumin seeds and let them crackle.
5.  Now add capsicum and green peas and fry for a minute.
6.  Add the tomato masala paste, red chili powder, garam masala and turmeric powder.
7.  Mix well and let it cook on simmer for 5-6 minutes stirring in between.
8.  Now add paneer pieces and salt. Gently mix and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
9. Paneer masala is ready to serve.


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