Kadai Paneer

Ingredients:

• Paneer - 2 cups - cut into cubes
• Capsicum - 1 - cubed
• Onion - Large - 1
• Green chillies - 3
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tea spoon
• Tomatoes - 2 - Pureed (To make tomato puree all u need to do is boil some water and to this boiling water add in the amount of tomatoes u want to puree. Remove the tomatoes from the water and place it on a plate and peel off the skin. Take these peeled tomatoes and put it in a blender and blend it till u find a smooth paste. Please do not add in any water while blending. Now the tomato puree is ready to use.)
• Kasuri Methi - 1 pinch
• Red chilli powder - 1 Tea spoon
• Turmeric Powder - 1/4 Tea spoon
• Jeera Powder - 1/2 Tea spoon
• Dhaniya Powder - 1/2 Tea spoon
• Coriander leaves - To garnish
• Oil - 4 Tea spoons
• Salt - As required

Procedure:

• Grind onion and green chillies into a fine paste, heat oil in a pan and fry this for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add chilli powder, dhaniya powder, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, jeera powder and mix well frying for another minute. If needed, little water can be added.
• Later, add tomato puree to the mixture and fry till the oil comes out of it and should leave the borders of the pan.
• Now add capsicum, kasoori methi with some salt and fry for 3 minutes until the capsicum gets cooked but still crunchy.
• Finally add paneer cubes and gently combine the whole mixture till all the ingredients get mixed well.
• Now simmer for 3 minutes and switch off the stove.
• Garnish with chopped coriander and now kadai paneer is ready to serve with rotis or kulchas or chapatis or hot steamed rice.