Shashi Paneer

Ingredients:

• Paneer (cottage cheese) - 250 gm
• Beaten curd - 1/4 cup
• Milk - 1/2 cup
• Tomatoes (chopped fine) - 1 1/2 cup
• Onion (chopped into strips) - 1/2 cup
• Ginger chopped fine - 1/2" piece
• Green chillies chopped fine - 2-3 nos.
• Cardamoms (crushed) - 2-3 nos.
• Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
• Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
• Tomato sauce - 2 tsp
• Ghee or butter - 3 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Grated paneer - 2 tsp
• Chopped coriander - 1 tsp

Method:

• First chop the paneer into 2" fingers and keep it aside.
• Heat half the ghee first. Now add onion, ginger, green chilli and cardamom.
• Fry for 3-4 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook for 7-8 minutes, covered.
• Now add curd and cook for 5 minutes. Add 1/2 cup water and cool.
• Blend it in a mixer till it becomes smooth.
• Now heat the remaining ghee, and add the gravy and other ingredients except milk and paneer.
• Boil to get a very thick gravy.
• Just before serving, heat gravy, add milk and paneer fingers and boil for 3-4 minutes.
• Garnish with chopped coriander and grated paneer.
• Serve it hot with either naan or paratha.