Paneer Rezala / Paneer Rezala Recipe

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 .