PANEER TAROTAAZA

Cooking Time:		25-30 mins
Preparation Time:		15-20 mins
Servings:		Six
Category:		Vegetarian

A delight for gourmets, this dish has lots of calories and is served hot with chapattis, tandoori roti or naan.

Ingredients

Cottage Cheese(Paneer) cut into 1/2 inch cubes		500 grams
Cashew nuts (Kaju)		6-8 pieces
Fresh Cream		2 tablespoons
Onions		4 medium
Tomatoes		5-6
Green Peas		2-3 tablespoons
Ginger		Half inch pieces
Garlic paste		1-2 teaspoon
Green Chillies		2-3
Cloves		2-3
Coriander Powder		1 teaspoon
Red Chilli Powder		1 teaspoon
Salt		to taste
Oil/Butter		3-4 tablespoons
Coriander Leaves		To Garnish
Mustard Seeds		One Pinch
Cumin Seeds		One Pinch
Dried Red Chillies		2
Turmeric Powder		3/4 teaspoon

Method

Put the Paneer pieces in a bowl of water.
Chop onions, tomatoes, ginger and make a fine paste of the three.

Chop green chillies or slice through length.

Take Oil/Butter in wok (kadhai) and add Cumin seeds, Mustard seeds, cloves and dried red chillies broken in two and saute for about half a minute.
Add onion, ginger, garlic and tomato paste to it and saute for a while (around 1 and a half minute) on medium heat.
Add green peas and then add coriander powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt to it. Cook over high heat till the oil separates.
Add fresh cream, a cup of water and mix properly.
Add paneer and cashews mix slowly so that paneer pieces don't break.
Cook, covered over low heat for 5-6 minutes.
Serve hot, garnished with coriander leaves, green chillies and a little cream as per your requirement.