Paneer Kurma

Ingredients:

Paneer - 200 g
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Garlic - 4
Ginger - small piece
Green Chilly - 3
Coconut - 1/4 cup
Cashews - 5-6
Groundnut - 1 tbsp
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon stick - small piece
Kashmiri Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/8 tsp
Chole Masala  - 1/4 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1/4 tsp
Unsalted butter - 1 tbsp
Salt , Water, Oil - As reqd

Method:

• Heat oil in pan and add in cloves, cinnamon stick.
• Saute in medium flame.
• Add in onion and 1/2 tomato and cook in medium flame.
• Add in garlic, ginger, chilly and saute.
• Add in cashews and ground nuts and saute.
• Add in coconut and salt and mix well.
• Cook in medium flame for 2-3 mins.
• Let it cool and blend it to fine paste by adding water.
• Heat oil and butter in pan.
• Cook in medium flame.
• Add in ginger garlic paste, spice powders and cook for a min.
• Add in roughly chopped tomato and mix well.
• Cover and cook in low flame till tomato turns mushy.
• Add in blended paste, required water and mix well.
• Let it boil for 2-3 mins.
• Add in paneer pieces and gently mix it.
• Finally add in crushed methi leaves and chopped coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with chapati/Poori.