PANEER TAVA MASALA

I have tried so many panner dishes, but this dish caught my attention as it had ajwain in it. I thought adding ajwain will give the dish a different taste . It really gives a unique taste. I made this paneer dish and surprisingly everybody at my house liked it.

 

Ingredients

2cups Paneer (cubed)
1tbsp Kasuri methi
1/4tsp Turmeric powder
2tsp Chilli powder
1/2 tbsp Chaat masala
1/2tsp Cumin seeds + Ajwain seeds
2 nos Onions chopped
2nos Garlic cloves chopped finely
1-2tsp  Coriander powder
3/4cup Tomato puree (prepared with 5 ripen tomatoes)
3tbsp Fresh cream
1 tsp Garam masala
1 tbsp Oil
Coriander leaves (chopped)

Method

Marinate the cubed paneer with 1 tsp chili powder, chaat masala, salt and turmeric powder with few drops of oil (added few drops of oil, thats the way the paneer get well coated with the spices). Keep them aside half an hour.

Heat few tsp of oil and fry the marinated paneer cubes until they turns brown on both side, keep aside.

Heat oil in the same kadai, add the cumin and ajwain seeds. 

Add the chopped onions, garlic saute everything well until the onions turns transculent.

Now add the coriander powder , fry and add  tomato puree and bring everything to boil, cook until the oil get separated from the gravy.

Add remaining chili powder and garam masala, fry well along with tomato paste. 

Add the already fried paneer cubes  to the gravy, cook for few minutes.
Finally add the cream, give a stir.

Add the chopped coriander leaves and put off the stove.

Serve it hot with roti . 

Note - you can add tomato paste and chilli powder according to your taste.