Achari Paneer

Ingredients:

250 gms Paneer, cut it into medium sized cubes (Cottage cheese)

1 tbsp Mango pickle without piece

1/2 capsicum, slicely chopped (shimla mirch)

5-6 pieces garlic (lahsun)

1/2 tsp Amchur powder (Raw Mango Powder)

1/2 tsp cumin seeds (Jeera)

1 dry red chili, stem removed

2 large onions

1 green chili

4 medium sized tomatoes

1 tsp garam masala   

1/2 tsp Kalonji (Onion seeds)

1/2 tsp red chili powder

1 bay leaf (tej patta)

1/2 tsp mustard seeds (raai dana)

1/2 tsp turmeric (Haldi)

1 tsp ginger (adrak)

1/4 tsp pepper powder (kali mirch)

4 tbsp oil

salt (as per taste)

How to make Achari Paneer:

1. Take a grinder and add onion, ginger, green chili, tomato and garlic to it, and blend them to form a paste. keep it aside.
2. Take 1 tbsp oil in a pan and heat it. When it gets heated up, turn the heat to low and add paneer cubes to it; fry them until they get light brown. Then, turn off the heat and keep them aside.
3. Take 3 tbsp oil in a pan and put it over high heat. When it gets heated up, turn the heat to low, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, bay leaf, dry red chilli and kalonji and stir well and fry for 2-3 mins.
4. Then, add onion paste to the pan and put it over low-medium heat, cook until the oil seperates from the mixture and it turns golden brown, Stir the gravy every 2-3 mins.
5. Then, add turmeric, chili powder, garam masala, amchur powder, Mango pickle, capsicum and salt to taste. Stir it well and cook it over low-medium heat until the capsicum gets cooked. Add a little water if needed.
6. Now, add fried paneer and pepper, stir again, add some water if needed. Cook on medium heat for 3-4 mins and turn off the heat.
7. Serve it hot with naan, chapati, tandoori roti or pulao.