Aachari paneer

Serves -4

The name of the dish itself was quite interesting to me.To my surprise this dish has no garam masala in it.Came out perfect and tasted excelent.

Ingredients:

To dry roast:

• Dry Red chilli -5-6 nos
• Mustard seeds -1/4 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds/vendhayam/-1/4 tsp
• Coriander seeds -2 tsp
• Cumin/jeera -1 tsp
• Fennel seeds-1/4 tsp(optional)

For gravy:

• Oil -3 tbsp
• Paneer cubes -15
• Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
• Ginger garlic paste -1/2 tsp
• Onion -1 large
• Tomato -1 large
• Capsicum -1 medium size
• Yoghurt -1/2 cup
• Coriander leaves -2 tbsp
• Sugar -1/4 tsp
• Salt -To taste

Method:

• Dry roast all the ingredients given under 'to dry roast'.Make them into coarse powder.
• Now add tomato and capsicum to that powder and make a fine paste without adding water.
• In a pan add oil,Onion and salt.Saute till onion becomes golden brown.Now add ginger garlic paste.
• Saute well.Now add the grinded paste and cook it till oil oozes out.
• Beat the yoghurt nicely and then add it to the gravy.
• Let it boil for 2 more mins.
• Now add paneer cubes and sugar.
• Finally add coriander leaves and turn off the gas.
• Serve with roti/phulkas/chappathi or with any mild pulao varieties or with jeera pulao.

Notes:

• You can fry  paneer and add.
• I added kashmiri red chilli so that it will give good colour to the dish.
• If sourness is not enough you can add 1/4-1/2 tsp of amchoor powder.