Paneer Pepper Masala

 

Ingredients:

Paneer - 200 g

Onion - 2

Tomato  - 1

Ginger - small piece

Garlic - 3

Green Chilly - 1 1/2

Cumin seeds - 1/8 tsp

Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tbsp

Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp

Kashmiri Chilly powder - 1/4 tbsp + 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/4 tbsp

Black pepper powder - 1/2 tbsp + 1 tsp

Kasoori methi - Little

Cashew nuts - 8

Butter - 1 1/2 tbsp

Salt, Oil, Water - As reqd

Method:

• First, roughly chop one onion and fine chop the other.
• Set this aside.
• Heat a pan.
• Add in roughly chopped onion, tomato.
• Add in ginger, garlic, chilly, cumin seeds.
• Add in cashew nuts and add required water (app 1/4 cup).
• Cook this in low flame for min 20-25 mins.
• Once done, strain the content and add to mixer.
• Blend this without adding water, set this aside.
• Heat oil in pan.
• Add in fine chopped onion and saute in low flame.
• Add in ginger garlic paste and saute.
• Add in spice powders and salt and mix well.
• Add in blended paste and required water and let it boil.
• Add in butter and crushed methi leaves.
• Once gravy semi-thick add in paneer cubes.
• Mix it
• Add in pepper powder and mix well.
• Let it boil in low flame for 2-3 mins.
• Add in butter and fine chopped coriander leaves.
• Mix well and serve hot.