Paneer Pasanda

Ingredients: 250 gms (1/2 lb) Paneer (cottage cheese) 3 medium Tomatoes, chopped 2 medium Onions 6-8 Cashew Nuts 1/2-inch Ginger 4-5 Garlic cloves 1 Bay Leaf 2 Black Cardamoms 1 Green Chilli, chopped 1/2 teaspoon Kasuri Methi 1/4 teaspoon Garam Masala 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric Powder 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder 1 teaspoon Coriander-Cumin Powder 1/2 cup Fresh Cream 1/2 cup Water 2½ tablespoons + 1 tablespoon Oil 2 tablespoons Fresh Coriander Leaves Salt Directions: step-2 Grind raw cashew nuts in the small jar of a grinder until smooth powder and mix with 1½ tablespoons water to make cashew nut paste. Crush ginger, garlic and green chilli in the same jar of grinder to make ginger-garlic-chilli paste. step-1 Blanch the onions and make onion puree. (Cut onion into big pieces and cook in hot water for 4-5 minutes. Drain water and crush onion in a grinder to make onion puree.) Make tomato puree by crushing tomatoes in the small jar of grinder. step-3 Cut paneer into 2-inch squares (1/4 inch thick). Cut each square diagonally into two triangles. Heat 2½ tablespoons oil in a pan over medium flame. Shallow fry paneer cubes until its edges become light brown. Drain them and place them on paper napkin to absorb excess oil. step-4 Heat remaining 1-tablespoon oil in the same pan over medium flame. Add ginger-garlic-chilli paste, bay leaf and cardamom in heated oil, sauté for few seconds. step-5 Add onion puree (prepared in step 1) and sauté until it turns light brown and oil starts to separate, approx. 2-3 minutes. step-6 Add tomato puree and sauté until oil starts to separate from sides; it takes approx. 1 to 2 minutes. step-7 Add cashew nut paste and sauté for 1 to 2 minutes. step-8 Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala, cumin-coriander powder and salt. Mix well and cook for a minute. Add 3/4 cup water. step-9 Bring mixture to a boil. When it starts boiling, let it cook for 4 to 5 minutes. Add kasuri methi and shallow fried paneer cubes. step-10 Mix well and cook for 2 minutes. step-11 Add fresh cream, mix well and cook for 2 minutes. step-12 Turn off the flame and let curry stand for 5 minutes. l_step Transfer prepared paneer pasanda in a serving bowl and garnish with green coriander leaves.