Shahi Paneer

Ingredients

• 250 gm 1” cubes  of cottage cheese
• ½ cup onion paste
• ½ cup fresh tomato puree
• 50 gm cashew nut paste (soak the nuts  in water and grind them to make a paste)
• 1 tea spoon ginger paste
• 1 ½  cup Water
• Salt to taste
• ¼ teaspoon sugar
• ¼ teaspoon garam masala
• ¼ teaspoon coriander powder
• 2  leaves of tejpatta (Bay leaf)
• 2 cloves
• A small piece of cinnamon
• 1 cardamom
• ¼ teaspoon of red chilli
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric power
• 2 tablespoon Oil
• Chopped coriander leaves
• 2 tablespoon fresh cream

 Method

• Heat oil in a pan.  Add ginger paste to it. Stir it.
• Add onion paste, cook it till the paste become little golden.
• Now add the tomato puree to it and cook it till the oil separates.
•  Add cashew paste to it and keep stirring.
• Add bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, garam masala, coriander powder, turmeric powder,red chilli powder, sugar and salt to taste, and stir it well.
• Now add water to it and cook for 8-10 minutes.
• Add cottage cheese cubes in the pan and cook for another 3-4 minutes till the cottage cheese cube are tender.
• Pour it in a serving dish and garnish with fresh cream and chopped coriander leaves
• Serve it with hot paranthas or Nan.