Achari Paneer (Picked Cottage Cheese)
Ingredients:
- 500 gm paneer ( cut in big pieces)
- 1 green capsicum (cut in diced)
- 1 yellow capsicum (cut in diced)
- 1 red capsicum (cut in diced)
- 2-3 cherry tomatoes
(baby tomatoes)
For Spices:
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste
- 2 tablespoon red
chili paste - 2 cups of tomato puree
- 1 teaspoon kasuri methi
(dried fenugreek leaves) - 2 tablespoon mango pickle (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon red chili
powder - 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Salt to taste
- 4 tablespoon mustard oil
- 1 teaspoon coriander leaves (chopped)
Preparation:
- Heat oil in a pan, add ginger-garlic paste, red chili paste, tomato puree and fry it well.
- Add all the powered spices, kasuri methi, sugar & salt to taste, 1/2 cup of water and simmer for 8-10 minutes.
- When the gravy becomes thick, add paneer pieces and peppers and cook well.
- Add chopped pickle and rest of spices and cook till it done.
- In a serving plate serve the Achari paneer with Jeera
rice.