Hara Paneer Pasanda

A delicious paneer slices stuffed with green chutney, kashmiri chillies with nuts, onion-tomato gravy which makes amazing Hara Paneer Pasanda.

Serves - 2

INGREDIENTS:

• 400gms paneer
• 2-3tbsp cream
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• Kasoori methi
• Ghee
• Oil for deep fry

For green chutney:

• 1 cup coriander leaves
• 2 tbsp mint leaves
• 5 green chillies
• 1 piece ginger
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tbsp grated paneer
• 1 tbsp cashews
• Salt to taste

For onion-tomato gravy:

• 2 tbsp ghee⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 4 dry red chillies
• 2 small onion
• 3 tomatoes
• 1 cup curd
• 1 tbsp cashew nuts

METHOD:

1. Cut paneer into pieces and make a sandwich stuffing the ground green chutney and keep them aside.
2. Make a paste of corn flour, salt and water. Coat the paneer sandwiches with the paste and deep fry in the oil until golden brown.
3. In a pan add around 2tbsp oil and add onions and fry until they turn transparent. Then add tomatoes amd cook them until done.
4. In a mixer grinder add red chillies, cumin seeds, cashews and the fried onion-tomato mixture and grind to a smooth paste.
5. Cook the paste in a pan with ghee for about 8-10min in a medium flame. Add fresh curd and let it cook for another 5min.
6. Add salt as per taste, kasoori methi, coriamder leaves, and fresh cream.
7. Add the fried paneer sandwiches to the gravy and let them cook for another couple of minutes.
8. Serve the gravy with chapati, roti, phulkas, naan etc.