Shahi Paneer

Is it just me, or do  everybody's mouths water at the mention that melt-in-your-mouth hottie called Shahi Paneer? *dreams about curry-drowned soft paneer*

Enough said. Here's the recipe of the mother of all things paneer!

You'll need:

- 250 gm paneer
- 1/4 cup beaten curd
- 1.5 cups milk
- 1.5 cups finely chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 cup onion chopped in strips
- 1/2" finely chopped ginger
- 3 finely chopped green chilies
- 3 crushed cardamoms
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 2 tsp tomato sauce
- 3 tsp butter
- Mint leaves
- Salt to taste

1. Chop the paneer in 2" fingers. (Bollocks; I didn't do this :P I chopped them in squares. It's my recipe, for crying out loud!) :|

2. Now, heat half the butter i.e. 1.5 tsp. Then add the onion, ginger, green chilies & cardamoms. Fry this for 4 min.

3. Then, add the tomatoes, cover & cook for 8 min. Follow this, by adding curd & cooking for another 5 min. Now add 1/4 cup water & let it cool.

4. Once cooled, blend the gravy in a blender till it is smooth.

5. Now, heat the remaining 1.5 tsp butter, gravy, curd, garam masala, red chili powder & tomato sauce. Boil this till it turns really thick. (Remember auntaana?) ;)

6. Once this is thick, consider your gravy done. Only before you have to serve, heat this, add the milk & paneer & boil for 4 min.

7. Garnish with mint leaves & SP is ready to be belted :D

TipToEat - Kal ka Zafrani Pulao ;)