Paneer Masala

 Paneer Masala is primarily a Punjabi entree. It's a dish with rich gravy which could have cream, cashew paste. I always thought it was hard and time consuming till figure out this easy recipe for it :)
Ingredients -

• Paneer
• Onion - 1 medium-sized one, chopped fine
• Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tbsp
• Coriander powder
• Garam masala
• Red chilli powder
• Tomato paste  (or 1 tomato, pureed)
• Tomato sauce / ketchup - almost 1 tbsp
• Kasuri methi / dried fenugreek leaves - 1 generous pinch
• Milk - 1/2 cup
• Cream - 1 cup
• Oil 
• Salt to taste

Method - Add 2 tbsp oil to a hot pan and swirl around until the base of the 
                   pan is well coated. Add in cubed paneer pieces. Lightly fry the 
                   paneer cubes until golden brown.Remove it from pan and keep  
                   aside. Drain excess oil from paneer cubes by lying them on paper 
                   napkin. 

Fried Paneer Cubes kept on paper napkin to drain excess oil

                   Add oil again to the same pan and put chopped onion. Fry it until 
                   golden brown. Then add ginger-garlic paste and fry for a minute. 
                   Then add coriander powder, chili powder, garam masala and salt 
                   to taste. Fry it until the masala is mixed and cooked. 
                  Add tomato paste. If you don't have tomato paste ready, then puree
                  1 medium-sized tomato and add it. Then put tomato ketchup/sauce .
                  Put generous pinch of kasuri methi in it. Add milk to it and mix well. 
                  Cook for few minutes - covered - on low fire .

Curry just before adding paneer cubes

                  Once the mixture is cooked well add fried paneer to it. 
                  Finally put cream, mix well and simmer for few minutes on low fire. 

Delicious Paneer Masala

 
                  Paneer masala is ready.