Sunday, August 16, 2009

PANEERE TAJ

PANEERE TAJ
Ingredients: Paneer: 250gms Onions: 3 (medium sized) Green Chillies: 3-4 Cloves: 4-5 Garlic: 1” inch piece Cashewnut: 8-10 Kismis: 6-8 Almonds: 5-6 Tomato Puree: 1 cup Milk: 1 cup Fresh Cream: 3-4 tsp Turmeric Powder: ½ tsp Cumin Powder: ½ tsp Coriander Powder: 1 tsp Sugar: 1tsp Ajwin: ½ tsp Mustard seeds: ½ tsp Cumin seeds: ½ tsp Salt: to taste Oil: for cooking METHOD:
  • Boil onions, green chilles, cloves and garlic together.
  • When done grind all of them into a smooth paste.
  • Blanch all the dry fruits together for 15minutes and grind them coarsely
  • Heat oil in a kadhai.
  • Add sugar. Once sugar gets dissolved & the color of the oil start becoming brown add cumin seeds,mustard seeds and Ajwin.
  • Add onions paste and when oil starts leavind from behind, add dry fruits paste and all other masala and mix well.
  • Fry these masala for about 15 minutes on a medium heat or till oil separates from the masala.
  • Add Tomato puree.Mix well and fry the masala for 5 minutes.
  • Add milk and ½ cup pf water and salt. Mix well. Cook it uncovered for 5 minutes till the gravy start boiling.
  • Add cream and Paneer cubes.Mix well.
  • Add Garam Masala and Red chillies Powder. Mix it well.
  • Allow the gravy to simmer it for aother 5 minutes.
  • Cook it covered for another 2-3 minutes.
  • Garnish it with cream.Serve with Kulcha, naan or Tandoori roti.


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