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Paneer Kali Mirch

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4 People
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 200 Gm Paneer
  • 1 Tsp Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
  • 1 Cup Chopped Onion
  • 15 Garlic Cloves
  • 2 Inch Ginger
  • 1 Green Chili
  • 1/2 Tsp Garam Masala
  • 4 Green cardamom
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 1/4th Fresh Cream
  • 2 Tbsp Plain White Yogurt
  • 2 Tsp Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp Oil
  • 1/4th Tsp Shaha Jire
  • 1/4th Tsp Asafoetida
  • Salt

Method
 

  1. Chop onions. Make paneer cubes.
  2. Finely grate 3-4 cubes of paneer.
  3. In a pot heat 1 tsp oil. Add chopped onions, garlic cloves, ginger, green chili, peeled cardamoms seeds. Add salt.
  4. Saute on a medium heat for 5 minutes.
  5. Remove from the burner. Let it cool. Make puree in a blender.
  6. In a pot heat remaining oil. Add shaha jire. When shaha jire starts to sputter, add bay leaf asafotilda and paneer cubes. Saute for a couple of minutes.
  7. Add the onion puree and saute for 2 minutes.
  8. Add fresh cream, sugar and saute for few minutes.
  9. Add grated paneer.
  10. Add garam masala.
  11. Switch off the burner. Add beaten plain yogurt. Start the burner. Saute for a couple of minutes.
  12. Add freshly cracked black pepper and salt.

Notes

The grated paneer is added to give the gravy some thickness. Alternatively you can blend the paneer along with the puree.