Shahi Paneer (North Indian side dish)

Ingredients (serves for 2)

Paneer cubes - 1 cup ( 1 cup size = 150 ml)

big onion - 1/2

tomato - 2

green chilli - 1

ginger - 1 inch piece

oil - 5 -6 tsp

garam masala - 1/2 tsp

chilli powder - 3/4 tsp

pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

tomato sauce - 2 tsp

milk - 1/2 cup

salt - as needed

coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

• Soak the paneer cubes in hot water and keep it aside. 
  
• cut the onion and tomatoes to big cubes and chop the ginger, green chilli.
• heat a vessel with 2 tsp of oil, add ginger, onion and green chilli
  
• Fry till transparent and then add the chopped tomatoes
  
• cook covered until the tomatoes become mushy. 
  
• cool it down and grind it to a fine paste. 
• Heat a heavy bottomed vessel with 4 tsp of oil and add the grounded paste. 
  
• Add salt, pepper powder, chilli powder, tomato sauce and garam masala. 
  
• Mix it well and cook it in medium flame until it becomes like a thick paste
  
• Drain the water from soaked paneer cubes and add it to the mixture. 
  
• mix it slowly to make the paneer blend nicely with the mixture. 
  
• Now slowly add milk with constant stirring and cook it in low flame for 2 - 3 mins.
  
• Serve it as a side dish for roti / chappathi.