Methi Malai Paneer

Time To Cook	Serving	Measures
Preparation Time = 25 mins. Cooking Time = 25 mins.	4 Persons	1 Cup = 250 ml. 1 Teaspoon = 4 g. 1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

 

Ingredients
Paneer (Cottage Cheese) – 250g.
Onion, chopped – 1no.
Ginger, paste – 1 teaspoon
Garlic, paste – ½ teaspoon
Tomatoes, pureed – 1 no.
Cashew, soaked – 10-12 nos.
Methi Leaves – ¼ cup
Malai – ¼ cup
Milk – ¼ cup
Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder – 1 teaspoon
Jeera (Cumin) – 1 teaspoon
Haldi (Turmeric) Powder – ½ teaspoon
Dhania (Coriander) Powder – 1 teaspoon
Vegetable Oil – 3 tablespoon
Laung (Cloves) – 2-3 nos.
Green Chillies, slit lengthwise – 1 no.
Salt to taste

Method
• Heat oil in pan. Add jeera, clove and sauté.
• Add ginger, garlic, green chilli and onion. Sauté for few minutes.
• Add tomato puree.
• Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, dhania powder and sauté till it thickens and oil separates.
• Let it cool.
• Transfer it in a mixer jar. Add some water. Add soaked cashews and puree it.
• In same pan heat 1 tsp oil. Add methi leaves and sauté it till it wilts.
• Add the paste from the mixer jar and sauté it for a min.
• Mix malai and milk well.
• Add milk and malai. Sauté it on a low flame while stirring continuously so that milk doesn’t curdle.
• Add salt to taste. Add paneer in it. Mix well. Add garam masala powder.
• Cover and simmer it for 2 mins.
• Transfer it in serving bowl and serve with chapatti or paratha.