Paneer Makhni

Ingredients
Paneer (Cottage cheese) cubes 250 gms
Red Tomatoes 3 chopped
Onion 1 chopped
Cashewnuts 1/4 cup
Ginger paste 1/2 tsp
Garlic paste 1/2 tsp
Butter 3 tbsp
Oil 2 tsp
Bay leaf 1
Cloves 2
Green Cardamom 2
Cinnamon 1 one-inch stick
Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp
Garam masala 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Kasoori methi (fenugreek leaves) 1/2 tsp
Honey 1/2 tsp
Fresh cream 2 tbsp

Method
Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan.
Add broken cashewnuts and saute till light brown color
Add onions and little salt and cook till they become translucent
Add tomatoes and cook for few mins till the tomatoes become soft.
Grind this mixture into a fine paste
Heat butter and 1 tsp oil in a pan.
Add cloves, cardamom, cinnamon stick, bay leaf.
Sauté for a minute.
Add ginger and garlic paste. Cook for a minute.
Add red chilli powder and onion tomato puree
Add salt and cover and cook for 8 mins
Add garam masala and honey and mix well
Add crushed kasoori methi
Add paneer pieces into the gravy
Cook for a few mins and add cream
Serve hot with Naan or Kulcha

Cooking Time - 30 mins
Servings - 3

Receipe Tip
Kasoori methi can be roasted for a min in a pan and rubbed between the palms