Paneer Makhanwala/Masala (Simple Recipe)

Serving 2 persons

Ingredients:

Paneer : 150 gms (aprx 1 small cup, cut into cubs)
Onion : 2 medium size
Tomato puree : 4-6 tbsp
Ginger Garlic paste :3/4 tbsp
Green chili : 1 medium size
Cashew powder : 1 tbsp (Optional)
Red chili powder : 1 tsp
Turmeric powder : ½ tsp
Coriander powder : 1 tsp
Tandoori masala : 2 tsp
Unsalted butter : ½ tsp
Milk : 1 cup or Malai : 2 tbsp
Yogurt : 2 tbsp
Sugar : 1 tsp
Fenugreak powder : 1 tbsp
Green Cardamom : 1-2
Oil : 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Water for making diluted gravy

Procedure :

1) Heat oil in a deep pan and fry green cardamom, green chili and chopped onion till they turns translucent.
2) Add tomato puree and ginger garlic paste and fry them till oil starts coming out from the mixture. Grind this mixture and keep aside.
3) Heat unsalted butter in a pan and fry red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder for ½ a minute. Add above mixture and mix well.
4) Add milk(or malai),yogurt, sugar, salt, fenugreek powder, paneer cubs, cashew powder, tandoori masala and water(depending upon thickness of the gravy). Cook them for aprx 5-7 minutes. Stir in between.
5) Serve with roti/paratha/puri/nan/rice.

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Paneer Paratha (Simple Recipe)

Serving 4 parathas.

Ingredients:

Paneer : 1 cup (grated)
Fenugreek leaves (Kasuri methi) : 2 tsp
Onion : 1 medium size (finely chopped)
Chat masala  : 1/2 tbsp
Red chilli powder : 1 tsp
Green chilli : 1 (finely chopped)
Coriander leaves : 1/2 cup
Salt to taste

For Paratha :
Wheat flour : 3 cup
Oil : 1 tsp
Water for kneading.

Procedure :

1) Mix all ingredients for paneer mixture and make small balls as shown in the figure (Fig 1:Paneer Mixture)
2) Prepare a dough for paratha and make medium size balls.
3) Make a small puri size paratha from one paratha ball and stuff paneer mixture in it as shown in the figure.(Fig 2:Paratha ball with stuff paneer)
4) Make thin/thick paratha from it(Fig 3:Paneer paratha before roast).Do the same with remaining dough.
5) Roast it on tawa(with medium heat).(Fig 4:Paneer paratha during roasting and Fig 5:Other side of Paneer Paratha)
6) Serve it with sauce/chatani.(Fig 6:Ready to eat Paneer Paratha)


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