Paneer Chatpata

Ingredients:

150gms paneer (cottage cheese);cut into 1″ cubes,

2 small onions; cut into 1″ pieces,

1 capsicum; cut into 1″ pieces,

1″ inch ginger; cut into juliennes,

5 cloves of garlic; sliced,

1 tbsp tomato puree,

1 tsp kasoori methi (dry fenugreek leaves),

1/2 tsp red chilli powder,

1/2 tsp black pepper powder,

1 tbsp cornflour,

Salt to taste,

2 tbsp oil.

Method:

Heat oil in a kadhai and add onion. Saute on a low flame for 3 minutes. Then add ginger, garlic and capsicum and fry for some time. Then add tomato puree and let it cook for 2 minutes. Now add all the spices, paneer cubes, kasoori methi, cornflour and mix properly so that cornflour coats well to all the paneer cubes. Fry the paneer till it is nice golden brown. Serve with parathas, pulao or even with curd rice or as a starter.

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