Achari Paneer

Ingredients

1. Paneer / Cottage cheese = 300 gm ( Cut into small pieces )
2. Ripe Tomato = 1 ( cut into pieces )
3. Turmeric Powder as required
4. Salt to taste
5. Panch phoron as required
6. Onion = 2 Peeled ( Cut into chopped )
7. Ginger paste = 2 table spoon
8. Kashmiri dry red chili paste - 1 table spoon
9. Dry mango powder - 1 tea spoon
10.  yogurt  or  curd - 1/2 cup
11. Bay Leaf - 2 pieces
12. Cumin seeds  paste - 1 table spoon
13. Coriander seeds  paste - 1 table spoon

Methods :

1. Take a pan and once pan is hot . Now add panch phoron , dry whole chili and whole cumin seeds and fry till golden and nice aroma come from whole spices .

2. Next , grind it whole spices  and keep a side .

3. In a pan and add oil . Once oil is hot . Now  add  paneer  or cottage  cheese  and  fry till few  seconds . Once  is  done . Take  out  from hot oil  and  keep  a side . Temper  with panch phoron and fry till few seconds .  Now add  finely  chopped onion  and fry till golden .

4. Next add  finely chopped tomato and  salt and fry till tomatoes are  soft .

5. Next add turmeric powder and fry till raw smell goes off turmeric powder .

6. Next add ginger paste , cumin paste , coriander paste , yogurt  or  curd ,  dry red chili paste and add few drops of water . Saute till oil is  separate   from  side  of pan .

7. Next  dry mango powder and mix .

8. Add fried paneer into the masala and mix well . Add water into the paneer . Cover it .

9.  Once gravy is done and thicken . Water is evaporated .  Now add lemon juice  and mix .

10. Pour the curry into the serving bowl .

11. Serve hot with rice or paratha .

Happy Cooking ,

With Love  ,

Paramita's Kitchen .