PANEER DO PYAZA

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"Paneer cooked in an onion tomato base gravy and tempered with spiced onions"
-- @wickedlywhisked24
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Serves or Makes: 4

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ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons Oil
  • 1/8 teaspoon Hing
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin
  • 2 inch Cinnamon stick
  • 5 Green Cardamom
  • 1 Black Cardamom
  • 6 Cloves
  • 6 Black peppercons
  • 1 1/2 Onions; thinly sliced
  • 1/2 tbsp Turmeric powder
  • 2 tablespoons Ginger garlic paste
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 Tomatoes; thinly diced
  • 1/3 cup Yogurt; whisked
  • 1/2 tbsp Chilli powder
  • 1/2 tbsp Fennel powder
  • 1/2 tbsp Cumin powder
  • 1/2 tbsp Coriander powder
  • 750 grams Paneer; cut into 2 inch squares
  • 3 tablespoons Ghee
  • Hot water
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon Coriander seeds; crushed
  • 2 Green chillies; split
  • 1 Dry Kashmiri red chilli
  • 1/2 teaspoon Garam masala
  • 1/4 Onions; diced big
  • 1/2 tbsp Kasuri methi; crushed
  • 2 tablespoons Fresh coriander/cilantro leaves; thinly chopped

Method

  • Step 1

    In a pot, add oil, whole spices and saute for a min.

  • Step 2

    Add onions, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder and salt. Saute till slightly brown.

  • Step 3

    Add tomatoes, saute till fully cooked and oil separates.

  • Step 4

    To the yogurt add chilli powder, fennel powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and whisk well.

  • Step 5

    Add it to the onion tomato base and mix well. Let it cook for 5 mins.

  • Step 6

    Add hot water to your desired consistency and cook till it starts to boil. Lower the heat.

  • Step 7

    Add the paneer.

  • Step 8

    To a pan, add ghee, cumin, coriander seeds, green chilli, dry kashmiri red chilli, garam masala and saute for a min.

  • Step 9

    Add diced onions, salt and saute for 2-3 mins.

  • Step 10

    Immediately add to the onion tomato base.

  • Step 11

    Cover it and cook for 5 mins.

  • Step 12

    Turn off the heat, add kasuri methi and fresh coriander leaves.