Creamy Coconut Paneer Curry
Ingredients for Creamy Coconut Paneer Curry:
1. Paneer – 200 gm
2. Green peas cooked – 1 cup
3. Onions chopped – 1
4. Coriander leaves chopped – A little
5. Ginger-garlic paste – 1.5 tsp
6. Bay leaf (Karuva Ila) – 1
7. Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
8. Coconut milk – 2 cups
9. Ghee – 3 table spoons
To prepare coconut-cashew paste:
10. Coconut scrapped – ½ cup
11. Cashews – ¼ cup
12. Cinnamon – 1-inch piece
13. Green cardamom – 4
14. Cloves – 4
15. Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
16. Green chillies – 3
How to prepare Creamy Coconut Paneer Curry?
1. Soak cashews in hot water for 15 minutes.
2. Drain off water and mix it with the remaining ingredients of coconut-cashew paste.
3. Add a little water and make a fine paste to prepare the gravy.
4. Heat 2 table spoons of ghee in a pan.
5. Add paneer cubes and fry till they turn golden brown.
6. Take a bowl, fill it with hot water and put these paneer cubes in it.
7. Heat a pan and add one small spoon of ghee.
8. Add onions and sauté in medium flame for 3-4 minutes till it turn golden brown.
9. Add ginger-garlic paste and bay leaf and continue sauting till raw smell goes out.
10. Add coconut-cashew paste and turmeric powder and mix the contents well.
11. Sauté the contents in medium flame for 3-4 minutes, till a thin layer of oil appears on its surface.
12. Add coconut milk, coriander leaves and salt and cook for 8 minutes.
13. Finally add paneer, cooked green peas and 1 cup water.
13. Boil the contents in low flame for 10 minutes.
Courtesy: Grihalakshmi September 1-15, 2017
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