Paneer Recipe,”Paneer Pasanda” Indian Paneer Recipes in English

Paneer Pasanda

serves 4

• 200 gms paneer – cut into fingers
• 3 tbsp desi ghee
• 1 onion – chopped
• 1″ piece ginger – chopped
• 1 green chilli – chopped
• 5-6 flakes garlic – crushed
• 3-4 laung (cloves)
• 3 chhoti illaichi (green cardamom) – roughly crushed
• 1 small carrot – chopped
• 2 tsp kasoori methi
• 2 tsp maida dissolved in 12 cup water
• 3/4 tsp each of salt red chilli
• 1/4 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp garam masala (mixed spices)
• 1/2 tsp roasted zeera (cumin seeds) pd.
• 1 cup water
• 4 tomatoes – chopped

Ingredients

1. Heat 2 tbsp ghee. Add onions, ginger, garlic, green chillies & cloves. Cook till onions turn transparent.
2. Add carrots & crushed green cardamom. Cook for 1 minute.
3. Add tomatoes & cook covered on low heat for 5-7 minutes.
4. Add 1 cup water. Boil. Keep on low flame for 2-3 minutes. Remove from fire & cool.
5. Blend in a liquidizer & strain the tomato gravy.
6. Heat 1 tbsp ghee. Add kasoori methi. Cook for 12 minute.
7. Add the strained tomato gravy. Cook for 5-7 minutes on low flame. Add maida, salt, sugar, red chilli pd., garam masala and zeera pd. Cook for a few minutes.
8. Add paneer pieces & serve hot.