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Paneer Masala

I guess this one has longest list of spices. But it's worth it.

Quantity

4 servings


Ingredients

6 naan

Masala paste

2 tbsp ghee

1 bay leaf

3 cloves

1 cm cinemon

1 black cardemon

2 green cardemon

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 cup onion (rougley choped)

1 tbsp ginger

4 garlic cloves

Tomato mix

2 tbsp ghee

2 tbsp coriander seeds

1 tsp (hot) chili powder

2 cups sifted tomatoes paste

1/4 tsp salt

1 tbsp fenegriek leves

2 tbsp koriander

Paneer

paneer of 2 liters milk

1 tsp kurkuma

0.5 tsp chili powder

0.5 tsp salt

1.5 tsp garam masala

1 tbsp ghee


Special materials

Spice grinder (blender should also work)


 

Preparation


Masala paste

In a pan heat up 2 tbsp of ghee on medium hot. When the ghee is warm add 1 bay leaf, 3 cloves, around 1 cm of cinamon, 1 black cardamon slightley crushed, 2 green cardemon slightley crushed and 1 tsp of cumin seeds. Stir everything a for a minut, don't burn cumin seeds. Add 1 cup of rougly choped onion, 1 tbsp of choped ginger, 4 crushed garlic bake until slightley brown.

Let mixture cool down before transfer everything to a mixer together with a bit of 0.5 cup of water. Mix everything until fine, add the remaining part of the water mix until smooth paste.


Tomato mix

Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a pan, when its warm add the masala paste, you just made. Bake the masala paste for a few minutes, add 2 tbsp of grinded coriander seeds, 1.5 tsp of chili powder bake until you see that the oil separates form the rest. Add 2 cups ofsifted tomatoes paste. Keep it on a low flame for 15 minutes with a lid on top, stirr once in a while agains burning.


Paneer

Cut the paneer in cubes of ~2 cm, coat them in spice mix of: 1.5 tsp kurkuma, 0.5 tsp chili powder, 0.5 tsp salt, 1.5 tsp garam masala. Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a pan and bake the coated paneer until they got a crunchy layer.


Tomato mix

Add 0.5 a cup of water to the mix and stir. Add panneer to the tomato paste mix it, after 2 minutes add the fenegric leaves and salt if wanted. in the end add the coriander.

Head up the naan.

 

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