Kadhai Paneer

Ingredients

• 500 g Cottage cheese (paneer)   
• 3 tablespoons Oil    
• 2 Bay leaf    
• 2 Cloves    
• 2 inch piece Cinnamon    
• 2 Dried red chillies    
• 1 tablespoons each Coriander powder and jeera powder   
• 2 medium Onion ,sliced    
• 2 teaspoons Ginger garlic paste  

• 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder    
• 3 Tomato,chopped
• 1 Green bell pepper,cut into 1 inch triangles
• 1 teaspoon Kasuri methi,crushed with hand
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Heat oil in a kadai; add bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, red chillies, broken into two, and  sauté for half a minute.
2. Add onion and sauté for a while; add ginger paste and garlic paste and sauté for a while longer.
3. Add coriander powder, jeera powder,red chilli powder,tomatoes and Green bell pepper.
4. Add half a cup of water and Cook till the oil separates and Green bell pepper is cooked properly.
5. Add Kasuri methi crushed with hand.
6. Add paneer and salt and little water if required.
7. Cook, covered, over low heat for five minutes. Serve hot!

Tip

• Fry the panner in oil for just a minute, before adding to the kadhai panner.
• But take care that it does not turn brown,just dip it in oil and remove to avoid it from getting soggy later.