Shahi Paneer

Ingredients

250 gms. paneer (cottge cheese)

3 tbsp. ghee or butter

1 onion chopped into strips

1/2" piece ginger chopped fine

2 green chillies chopped fine

4 tomatoes chopped fine

2 cardamoms crushed

1/4 cup beaten curd

1/2 tsp. red chilli powder

1/2 tsp. garam masala

salt to taste

1/2 cup fresh cream

2 tbsp. tomato sauce

To garnish

2 tbsp. grated paneer

1 tbsp. chopped coriander

Instructions

Ø  Chop the paneer into 2" fingers. Heat half the ghee. Add onion,ginger, green chilli and cardamom. Fry for 3-4 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook for 7-8 minutes, covered.

Ø  Add curd and cook for 5 minutes. Add 1/2 cup water and cool. Blend in a mixie till smooth.

Ø  Heat remaining ghee, add gravy and other ingredients except milk and paneer. Boil to get a very thick gravy.

Ø  Just before serving, heat gravy, add fresh cream and paneer fingers and boil for 3-4 minutes. Garnish with chopped coriander and grated paneer.

Achari mutton

Ingredients

1 lb. mutton

1 teaspoon red chilli powder

2 medium chopped onions

2 medium chopped tomatoes

1 teaspoon fennel seeds

½ teaspoon fenugreek

½ teaspoon cumin

1 teaspoon onion seeds

½ teaspoon turmeric powder

5 cloves

1 tablespoon chopped ginger

1 tablespoon chopped garlic

1 teaspoon mustard

4 tablespoons mustard oil

4 whole red chillies

½ cup chopped cilantro

Salt to taste 

Method 

Ø  Cut and wash mutton into 1” cube.  Roast red chillies, fennel seeds, fenugreek, cloves, mustard, onion seeds and cumin and make a coarse powder.

Ø  Heat oil in a pan (or pressure cooker) and stir fry onion until golden color. Add chopped ginger and garlic. Mix well. Add ground masala powder. Stir continuously for a minute.

Ø  Add mutton and mix well till mutton is well coated and getting nice brown color. Add tomatoes, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt. Sauté till oil oozes out. Add water and bring it to boil. Cover and cook till mutton is done. If you use pressure cooker, pressure cook for 5 whistles.

Ø  Garnish with cilantro.