Paneer badam gravy | Badaami paneer veg curry | Cottage cheese Almond Curry

Cuisine Style: North india | Preparation&Cooking Time: 20 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type : Curry,Masala, Gravy | Take with : Rice, idli, dosa, roti, paratha

Ingredients

• Paneer [Cottage Cheese] – 1 cup
• Almond [Badam]– 7
• Carrot – ¼ cup [Cut into strips]
• Capsicum – ¼ cup [Cut into strips]
• Green peas – ¼ cup [Fresh]
• Tomato – 3
• Onion – 1 [sliced]
• Ginger & Garlic paste – 1 tbsp
• Green chilli – 1
• Cumin seeds – ½ tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Garam masala powder – 1 tsp
• Coriander powder – 1 tsp
• Cumin powder- ½ tsp
• Pepper powder – ¼ tsp
• Kasoori methi – 1 tbsp
• Sugar – ¼ tsp
• Butter – 1 tbsp
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Water as needed

For paneer marination [ingredients & Method]

• Thick Curd – ½ cup
• Ginger, garlic & green chilli paste – 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Garam masala powder – 1 tsp
• Coriander powder – 1 tsp
• Cumin powder- ½ tsp
• Pepper powder – ¼ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil - for shallow fry
• Method:- Cut paneer in to cubes
• In a bowl add above ingredients mix well.
• Add paneer cubes & leave it for 1 hour in a fridge.
• Then shallow fry paneer cubes till crisp & golden brown.

Preparation Method For Gravy

• Wash and boil tomato then peel the skin off. Then put it in a mixer jar & finely grind.
• Put almonds in a mixer jar grind well then add water grind to smooth paste
• Heat oil in a pan fry onion till golden brown then let it cool & grind to smooth paste.
• Heat oil & butter in a pan add cumin seeds & let it splutter.
• Add carrot, capsicum & green peas sauté.
• Add ginger & garlic paste sauté.
• Add onion paste sauté.
• Add green chilli sauté.
• Add ground tomato puree, salt, turmeric & red chilli powder sauté till raw smell out. [Add water if required]
• Then add coriander, cumin, pepper powder mix well.
• Add almond paste mix well.
• Add garam masala powder mix well & let it cook.
• Add marinated & shallow fried paneer.
• Add sugar & & let it cook on low flame for 2 min.
• Finally add kasoori methi, Coriander leaves mix well then cut off heat.
• Garnish with butter & serve hot with rice, roti, chapathi & naan.

Cottage cheese Almond Curry