Name: Paneer Kolhapuri recipe by Sneha Satish Tiwari at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Paneer 250 gm; Chopped onion 1; Chopped tomato 2; Ginger 2 tsp; Melon seeds 1 tbs; Kaju 8-10; Chopped garlic 1 tbs; Chopped green chillies; Black, green Cardamom 2-1; Shahi jeera 1/2 tsp; Coriander seeds 1 tsp; Pepper corn 1/2 tsp; Whole red chilli 1; Desiccated coconut 3 tbs; Till 2 tbs; Jeera 1 tsp; Cinnamon stick 2; Turmeric 1/2 tsp; Coriander powder 1 tsp; Kashmiri red chilli powder 2 tsp; Garam Masala 1/2 tsp; Kasoori methi 1 tsp; Chopped coriander leaves; Oil 1/4 cup; Ghee 1 tsp; Water as required

Ingredients Serving: 4

Paneer 250 gm
Chopped onion 1
Chopped tomato 2
Ginger 2 tsp
Melon seeds 1 tbs
Kaju 8-10
Chopped garlic 1 tbs
Chopped green chillies
Black, green Cardamom 2-1
Shahi jeera 1/2 tsp
Coriander seeds 1 tsp
Pepper corn 1/2 tsp
Whole red chilli 1
Desiccated coconut 3 tbs
Till 2 tbs
Jeera 1 tsp
Cinnamon stick 2
Turmeric 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Kashmiri red chilli powder 2 tsp
Garam Masala 1/2 tsp
Kasoori methi 1 tsp
Chopped coriander leaves
Oil 1/4 cup
Ghee 1 tsp
Water as required

Instructions

DRY ROAST 2 TBSP SESAME SEEDS FOR 1 MINUTE, ADD 1 TBSP CORIANDER SEEDS, 1 TSP CUMIN SEEDS
ADD 2 CINNAMON STICKS,1/2 TSP PEPPERCORNS, 4-5 CLOVES
ADD 2 CRUSHED BLACK CARDAMOMS,1 GREEN CARDAMOM, ROAST FOR 2 MINS ON LOW HEAT
ADD 3 TBSP DESICCATED COCONUT, ROAST FOR 1 MINUTE
REMOVE & BLEND IN A MIXER JAR
KOLHAPURI MASALA IS READY
HEAT 1/2 CUP WATER, ADD 2 CHOPPED TOMATOES, 1 TBSP CHOPPED GINGER
ADD 8-10 CASHEWS, 1 TBSP MELON SEEDS
ADD 1 TSP GHEE, COVER & COOK FOR 10-15 MINS
STRAIN, COOL & BLEND THE MASALA IN A MIXER JAR
CURRY PASTE IS READY
HEAT 1/4 CUP OIL, ADD 1/2 TSP SHAH ZEERA
ADD 2 BAY LEAVES, 1 DRY RED CHILLI, SAUTE FOR 1 MINUTE
ADD 1/4 CUP CHOPPED ONION, FRY UNTIL TRANSLUCENT
ADD 1 TBSP CHOPPED GARLIC, 2 CHOPPED GREEN CHILLIES
ADD 1/2 TSP TURMERIC POWDER, 1 TSP CORIANDER POWDER
ADD 2 TSP RED CHILLI POWDER, 1/2 TSP GARAM MASALA POWDER, 2 TBSP WATER, MIX
ADD THE READY CURRY PASTE, MIX WELL
ADD THE READY KOLHAPURI MASALA, COOK FOR 3-4 MINS ON LOW HEAT
ADD SALT, 1/2-3/4 CUP WATER SIMMER FOR 2 MINS
ADD 250 GMS CUBED COTTAGE CHEESE, COVER & COOK FOR 3-4 MINS
ADD 2 TSP KASOORI METHI & A HANDFUL OF CHOPPED CORIANDER LEAVES, MIX & SERVE HOT WITH ROTI OR RICE

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