Paneer Makhani

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 2 tablespoons sugar or 2 tablespoons honey
• salt
• 8 -10 peppercorns
• 2 inches cinnamon sticks
• 5 green cardamoms
• 10 cloves
• 1 tablespoon ginger paste
• 1 tablespoon garlic paste
• 2 cups tomato puree
• 1 tablespoon kashmiri chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
• 1 cup fresh cream
• 400 g cottage cheese (paneer)
• 2 -3 green chilies
• 1/4 cup butter

Recipe

• 1 cut the paneer into one inch cubes or triangles.
• 2 remove stem, wash and chop green chillies. take butter in a microwave dish, heat uncovered, for thirty seconds on microwave high (100%).
• 3 add bay leaves, peppercorns, cinnamon, green cardamoms and cloves. add ginger paste, garlic paste and green chillies. stir well and cook, uncovered, on microwave high (100%) for three minutes.
• 4 add tomato puree, kashmiri red chilli powder, garam masala powder, salt and one and a half cups of water.
• 5 cook, covered, on microwave high (100%) for ten minutes.
• 6 add sugar or honey and crushed kasuri methi. adjust salt and mix well.
• 7 add the paneer pieces, cook, uncovered on microwave medium (70%) for eight minutes. add fresh cream.
• 8 cook, uncovered, on microwave low (50%) for two to three minute. serve hot.