PANEER GHEE ROAST
Preparation timing 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- Paneer - 250 g
- Ghee - 2 tbsp
- Onion 1 ( finely chopped)
- Kashmiri red chilly - 3 to 4 nos
- Peppercorns - 10 to 12 nos
- Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
- Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
- Fennel seeds - 1 tbsp
- Cinnamon stick - 1 inch
- Cloves - 2 to 3 nos
- Fenugreek seeds - A pinch
- Garlic - 4 to 5 cloves
- Ginger - 1 inch
- Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Sugar -1 tsp
- salt to taste
- Firstly cut the paneer (cottage cheese) into 1/2 inch cubes.
- Heat a pan and add 1 tbsp of ghee and fry the paneer cubes for 2 to 3 minutes or until slightly golden brown from each side & keep aside.
- Now add 10 to 12 peppercorns, 1 tsp of coriander seeds , 1 tsp of cumin seeds , 1 tsp of fennel seeds, 1 inch cinnamon stick, 2 to 3 nos of cloves, a pinch of fennugreek seeds , 3 to 4 nos of kashmiri red chilly, garlic 4 to 5 cloves &1 inch ginger piece.
- Dry roast all the whole spices for 1 minute on a medium flame or till the spices turns aromatic & cool down the spices completely.
- Take a grinding jar and transfer the roasted whole spices along with 1/2 tsp of tamarind paste 2 tbsp of water and make a coarse paste.
- Then heat 1 tbsp of ghee and add chopped onions. Fry onions till slightly golden brown.
- Further add the ground masala fry the masala on medium flame till the oil started releasing from gravy.
- Now add sugar 1 tsp and salt to taste mix it really well till sugar dissolved.
- Then add the roasted paneer and mix well.
- Cook for 2 to 3 minutes or till the paneer absorb the gravy.
- Paneer ghee roast is ready to serve.
- ~Happy cooking~