Shahi Paneer

Ingredients

250 gm 1” cubes  of cottage cheese

½ cup onion paste

½ cup fresh tomato puree

50 gm cashew nut paste (soak the nuts  in water and grind them to make a paste)

1 tea spoon ginger paste

1 ½  cup Water

Salt to taste

¼ teaspoon sugar

¼ teaspoon garam masala

¼ teaspoon coriander powder

2  leaves of tejpatta (Bay leaf)

2 cloves

A small piece of cinnamon

1 cardamom

¼ teaspoon of red chilli

¼ teaspoon turmeric power

2 tablespoon Oil

Chopped coriander leaves

2 tablespoon fresh cream

Method

Heat oil in a pan.  Add ginger paste to it. Stir it.

Add onion paste, cook it till the paste become little golden.

Now add the tomato puree to it and cook it till the oil separates.

 Add cashew paste to it and keep stirring.

Add bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, garam masala, coriander powder, turmeric powder,red chilli powder, sugar and salt to taste, and stir it well.

Now add water to it and cook for 8-10 minutes.

Add cottage cheese cubes in the pan and cook for another 3-4 minutes till the cottage cheese cube are tender.

Pour it in a serving dish and garnish with fresh cream and chopped coriander leaves

Serve it with hot paranthas or Nan.

Serve with hot paranthas  or  nan.