Chilli Paneer:

Chilli Paneer:

Paneer (cubed) = 200gm
Yogurt - 2 tablespoon
Chilli powder - 1/4 tea spoon
Pepper powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Salt 

Marinate this for half an hour and shallow fry this. Keep to one side.

Step 2

Onion – 3 to 4 small ones chopped
Green chilli – 3 chopped
Crushed ginger and garlic – 1.5 /2 tspn 
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Coriander powder – 1 tspn
Pepper powder – ¼ tsp
Cumin powder – ¼ tspn
Garam masala – 1 tspn
Water – 1/4cup
Salt
Oil
Curry leaves
Method:

Heat oil in a kadai. Fry curry leaves and keep it separate. 
Add onion with 1/4 salt, cook and keep it covered in low to medium flame for 5mnts. Stir in-between.
Add ginger garlic paste + green chilli(sliced) & stir well for further 2 mnts.
Add the power with one table spoon water and mix well. Stir till that raw smell goes.
Add the prepared paneer. Mix well. Add water water and stir well till you get a dry consistency.

Paneer masala

Paneer Masala.
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Paneer =250grams
Water =2 cups
Onion=1
Tomatoes=2
Green cardamom crushed= 2
Cloves =6
Black pepper powder =1 tsp.
Vegetable oil =3 tbsp.
Paste of
ginger-garlic& green chilli =1 tsp.
Turmeric Powder =1/2 tsp.
Kashmiri chilli powder =2 tsp.
Cumin seeds =1 tsp.
Coriander leaves /curry leaves=Few
Salt to taste .

Method:


1. Cut the paneer into cubes.
2. Boil tomatoes and then peel off the skin. Mash them to make a pulpy sauce.
3. Heat oil in a pan.
4. Add cumin seed first then cloves then sliced onion, once it istransperent add, ginger-garlic-green chilli paste.
5. Then add cardamom, black pepper powder, chilli powder, salt,turmeric. Stir well.
6. Add pulpy tomato sauce. Fry for few more minutes.
7. Now you can add water and boil. Let it cook on medium heat tillthe gravy becomes thick.
8. Finally add the paneer cubes. (If you have enough time u can deepfry this paneer in oil until it is golden brown)Do not cook for morethan a minute after putting paneer. Remove from heat.
P.S if you are adding curry leaves u can add them while you arecooking the onion.
Last day a friend of mine asked about this recipe for her Lunar new year celebrations,thought about sharing with her and you!!!. Happy new year to all of you.