Tawa Paneer Recipe using Amul Paneer

Ingredients:

• 200 to 250 grams Amul Paneer (cottage cheese)
• 1 large onion - finely chopped or about 100 to 120 grams onions
• 1 medium capsicum or about 80 to 100 grams capsicum (green bell pepper)
• 3 medium tomatoes - chopped or 180 to 200 grams tomatoes
• 4 to 5 medium garlic cloves
• 1 inch ginger
• 1 green chili - chopped
• ½ teaspoon ajwain (carom seeds)
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon Pav Bhaji Masala or ½ teaspoon garam masala + ¼ teaspoon dry mango powder (amchur powder)
• 2 tablespoon Amul butter
• ½ teaspoon crushed kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves)
• salt as required
• few chopped coriander leaves for garnish

Instructions:

Preparation:

• Finely chop the onions and capsicum/green bell pepper.
• Roughly chop the tomatoes, green chili, ginger and garlic.
• Crush the ginger and garlic in a mortar-pestle to a paste.
• Add the chopped tomatoes in a blender and make a smooth puree. Keep aside.
• Chop Amul paneer in ½ inch cubes.

Making Tawa Paneer:

• Melt Amul butter on a tawa or skillet.
• Add the ajwain (carom seeds) and fry them for a few seconds or till aromatic.
• Add the onions and saute till translucent.
• Add the ginger-garlic paste, green chilies, finely chopped capsicum/green bell pepper and saute for about 3 minutes.
• Then add the red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and pav bhaji masala. If you don't have pav bhaji masala, add garam masala + amchur powder/dry mango powder.
• Stir and saute for about a minute.
• Then add the tomato puree and salt.
• Stir well and saute till you see butter releasing from the sides and the masala has thickened a bit. This takes about 8 to 10 minutes on a low flame.
• If the tomato masala looks dry, then add 1 or 2 tbsp of water and continue to saute.
• Add the Amul paneer cubes and stir well, so that the masala coats the paneer cubes evenly.
• Cook the paneer for 1 to 2 minutes. Then add the crushed kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves). Stir very well and switch off the flame.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve tawa paneer masala with chapatis, phulkas, naan or bread. Accompany with a few wedges of lemon slices which can be drizzled on the tawa paneer and a side onion salad.

Nutrition:

Calories: 307kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 917mg | Potassium: 256mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 920IU | Vitamin C: 37.6mg | Calcium: 335mg | Iron: 0.4mg