Thursday, January 29, 2009

KADAI PANEER

Ingredients
Cottage cheese (paneer)(1 inch triangles) 500 gms
Onion (sliced) 1 medium sized
Ginger paste 2 tspns
Garlic paste 2 tspns
Coriander powder 1 tspns
Red chilli powder 1 tspns
Tomatoes (chopped) 5-6 medium sized
Salt to taste
Method
1.Heat oil in a kadai. Add bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, red chillies broken into two and half of the crushed coriander seeds.
2.Sauté for half a minute. Add onion and stir-fry for thirty seconds and add ginger paste and garlic paste.
3.Cook for another thirty seconds. Add coriander powder, red chilli powder and tomatoes.
4.Cook on high heat till oil leaves the masala. Add paneer pieces and salt.
5.Add half a cup of water. Cook covered on low heat for five minutes.
6.Serve hot garnished with remaining crushed coriander seeds.