Ingredients

• 250 g panir
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 2 cloves
• 2 cardamom
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• salt, to taste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala
• 3 tablespoons tomato puree
• 4 teaspoons cream
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons kasuri methi
• 1 onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 inch fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon chopped coriander

Instructions

1. Grind the chopped onions, garlic & ginger into a coarse paste. Keep it aside.

2. Heat 1/2 tbsp butter in a heavy bottom pan.

3. Add cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf and cardamom.

4. Fry 4 seconds.

5. Now add the paste (onion, ginger, garlic coarse paste with less or no water).

6. Fry it till golden brown.

7. Add all the dry powders, sugar, tomato puree; fry for 2 minutes.

8. Now add 2 cups water,reduce heat to low let the gravy simmer for 8 minutes.

9. Now mix in cream, rest of the butter, kasuri methi & paneer.

10. Also the salt as per taste.

11. Cook till paneer is soft.

12. Serve hot garnished with chopped coriander.

13. One can substitute milk for cream if diet conscious.