Mutter Paneer
Ingredients :
- Vegetable oil - 2/3cup
- Chopped onions - 2nos
- Crushed garlic - 4-5nos
- Chopped ginger - 1"piece
- Garam Masala - 1tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1tsp
- Chilli powder - 1tsp
- Frozen peas - 500gms
- Chopped Tomatoes - 150gms
- Vegetable stock - 1/4cup
- Pepper Powder
- Salt -
to taste
For Paneer :
- Milk -
10cups
- Lemon juice - 5tbs
Method of Preparation :
Paneer -
Boil the milk in a large saucepan. Remove from heat and stir in the lemon
juice. Keep again on fire for about a minute until the curds and whey separate.
Strain the content through a thick muslin cloth. Squeeze all the liquid from the curds and leave to
drain. Transfer to a dish, cover with foil and place some weight on it. Leave overnight in
the refrigerator.
Cut the pressed paneer into small
cubes. Heat oil in a pan. Fry
paneer cubes in it until golden on all sides. Remove from the pan and drain.
Leave 4tbs oil in the pan. Add onions, garlic and ginger and fry gently stirring
frequently. Stir again by adding garam masala, turmeric and chilli powder. Add
peas, tomatoes and stock and season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for
10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onion is tender.
Add fried paneer cubes and cook for
a further 5 minutes.
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