Ingredients :
1. Paneer / Cottage Cheese - 300 gm ( cut into cubes )
2. Curd / yogurt - 100 gm ( whisked )
3. Poppy seeds paste - 4 table spoon
4. Bay Leaf -2
5. Green chili paste - 1 table spoon
6. Onion paste - 1 cup
7. Whole dry red chili - 4
8. Whole slit cardamom - 4 ( roughly crushed )
9. Cashew nut paste - 1 table spoon
10. Ghee / clarified butter - 1 table spoon
11. White oil as required
12. Salt to taste
13. Sugar - 1 tea spoon
14. Cloves - 2
15. Cinnamon stick ( dalchini ) - 1 inch stick
Methods :
1. Heat oil in a pan . Once it is heated up .
2. Now add one after one paneer cube / cottage cheese cube and fry till few seconds on low flame . Remove paneer from pan . Put the paneer cube in a bowl . Keep a side .
3. Temper with 2 pieces of bay leaf , 2 pieces of cloves , cinnamon , 4 pieces of whole dry red chili , 4 pieces of cardamom and stir for few seconds on low flame . Saute until the spices are roasted well .
4. Now add 1 cup of onion paste . Saute till golden brown and raw smell goes off from onion paste .
5 . Next add 4 table spoon of poppy seeds paste , green chili paste , salt to taste , sugar and 1 table spoon of cashew nut paste . Saute till few minutes .
6. Pour curd / yogurt and mix well .Saute till oil starts to separates from sides of the pan .
7. Now add fried paneer and mix well .
8. Pour 1 cup of water and mix well . Cover and close lid . Simmer for 10 minutes .
9. After 10 minutes , open the cover of pan . Meanwhile gravy is thicken . Paneer is soft .
10. Now add 1 table spoon of ghee ( clarified butter ) and mix well . Switch off the flame .
11. Pour the Paneer Rezala in a serving bowl .
12. Serve hot with Indian Breads , Pulao and Rice .