Paneer Kali Mirch Paneer Kali Mirch

Paneer Kali Mirch

Ingredients:  ½ cup Coriander leaves (chopped)  ½ cup Mint/Pudina (chopped) 2 Cinnamon sticks (medium size) 500 g Cottage Cheese 3 Green Cardamoms 4 Cloves 3 pinches Cumin Seeds 2 Onions (medium sized) 2 Bay leaves 5-6 Garlic cloves 4 tbsp Fresh Cream 2-3 Green Chilies 2 inch piece Ginger  1/2 cup Yogurt  1/2 tsp Garam Masala (powder) 1 tbsp Peppercorns (crushed) 1/2 tsp Coriander/Dhaniya (powdered) Salt (to taste) Preparetion Method: Start with cottage cheese and cut it into medium- sized cubes.  Fry them in 1 tsp of oil. (optional) Take a large saucepan and heat some oil in it. Put cumin seeds in it and fry, till they start to crackle. Add onions to the pan and fry them until they turn brown. Remove the onion from pan and let them cool down. Now, crush them along with ginger, green chilies and garlic, in the blender. In the saucepan, heat 2 tbsp oil and add cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon sticks and bay leaves to it, along with ground paste. Mix them well. Now, add coriander powder, garam masala powder, salt, fresh cream and whisked yogurt. Mix them well again. Add water to the pan and bring it to boil. Now, further add paneer cubes to it, along with chopped mint and coriander leaves. Cover the pan with the lid and let it cook on low- medium temperature, for 10- 15 minutes. When it is done, sprinkle ground peppercorns on top and serve it hot, with rice or chapattis.