TAWA PANEER IN TOMATO GRAVY

INGREDIENTS

½ kg cottage cheese

1 tbsp green chilly - coriander chutney

1 tbsp tomato ketchup

FOR MARINATING

1.2 cup curd

¼ cup fresh cream

4 tbsp cashew nut paste

Blend it together to

make a fine paste)

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp red chilly powder

1 tsp garam masala

¼ cup oil

Salt to taste

FOR TOMATO GRAVY

½ kg tomato

Whole garam masala 1 gm each of

2 onions finely chopped

Pepper corns, cloves

Bay leaves, cinnamon, black cardamom

PREPARATION FOR TOMATO GRAVY

Blanche the tomatoes, peel and make a paste of it, boil the onions and masala a paste of it, heat oil in pan, add the whole garam masala let it splutter, add onion paste, coo for a while, add tomato paste and finish with salt to taste

METHOD

1 Cut the paneer into cubes (2”x2”). Split the paneer cubes partially, add green coriander and chilly chutney and tomato ketchup puree, and marinate the paneer with the paste prepared for marinating for 45 minutes.

2 Skewer it and place it in the tandoor, cook till it attains the golden color, remove from the tandoor

3 Heat a pan, add few drops of oil, add tomato puree and water, and let it come to boil. Add tandoored paneer and cook for some time till it is done.