HOT AND SPICY PANEER MASALA

Hi All,

We love paneer in any form, I will make paneer recipes in different ways. This is one among them.

Yummy, spicy hot paneer masala recipe below,

COOKING TIME : 20 mins.
SERVING : 3 members.
 
INGREDIENTS :

Tomato – 2 nos.

Onion – 1 no.

Dry red chillies – 4 nos.

Cinnamon – 2 no

Cloves – 4 nos.

Dried rose petals – 1/2 tsp.

Cumin – 1 tsp

Almond – 5 nos.

Cashews – 8 nos.

Butter – 2 tblsp.

Paneer – 200 gms

Bay leaf – 1 no.

Capsicum – 1 no.

Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp.

Salt – for taste.

Garam masala – 1 tsp ( optional).

METHOD :

1. Cut paneer to desired sizes.
   
2. Shallow fry panner in 1 tblsp butter, keep them aside.
   
3. Boil water and add tomatoes, dry red chillies . Boil for 5 mins. 
   
4. When tomatoes are boiled , drain the water and peel the skin off (blanching) . And grind tomatoes and chillies to fine paste. 
   
   
   
   
5. In a small vessel boil almonds and cashews for 5 mins and grind them to fine paste. 
   
6. Heat balance butter in a wide pan, add cumin, bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves,rose petals and saute till golden brown. 
   
7. Followed by chopped ginger garlic paste, onions, capsicum and saute till raw smell disappears.
   
8. Then add tomato, chilli puree and boil till raw smell leaves. At this stage 1 tsp of garam masala can be added (if needed).
    
9. Add almond, cashew paste and boil for 2 mins in medium flame. 
   
10. When gravy reaches required consistency, add fried paneer pieces and boil for 1 minute. 
    
    
11. Sprinkle few rose petals and remove from flame.

Notes :

Adjust chilli according to tomato's tangyness..