Paneer Lasooni

 

Ingredients:

Paneer - 250 g

Onion  - 1 (fine chop)

Garlic - 10-12 (Crush finely)

Green Chilly - 1

Curd - 1/4 cup

Sugar -1/2 tsp

Garam masala - 1/2 tsp

Cumin powder -1/2 tsp

Kasoori methi - 1/2 tsp (crush)

Fresh cream - 1 1/2 tbsp

Butter - 1/2 tbsp

Coriander leaves - Little

To Ground: 

Oil - 1 tsp

Onion - 1 1/2 

Tomato - 2 1/2

Garlic- 6-7

Ginger - 1 inch piece

Cashews - 6

Coriander powder - 1/2 tbsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Red Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Kashmiri chilly - 3

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Green elaichi - 1

Salt - As reqd

Water - 250 ml

Method:

• Heat oil in pan and lets prepare masala to ground.
• Add in elaichi, cumin seeds and saute.
• Add in onion, garlic and ginger and saute.
• Then add chilly powder and chilly and saute for a while.
• Add in tomatoes and cook it turns mushy.
• Add salt and water ad mix well.
• Cover and cook for 6-7 mins.
• Then let it cool.
• Strain and take the content to blender.
• Blend it to fine paste by adding strained water.
• Now heat a pan and add oil.
• Add in onion,green chilly and garlic.
• Saute this in low flame for 2 mins.
• Add the grinded paste and add the water too.
• Whisk the curd and sugar and add it to gravy and mix well.
• Cook in low flame again for 2 more mins.
• Add in cumin powder, garam masala and crushed kasoori methi.
• Add in paneer cubes and mix gently.
• Add in fresh cream and butter and mix well.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.