Thursday 12 November 2009

Paneer Pistachio Gravy



Paneer Pistachio Gravy

Ingredients:
Paneer: 250gms
Pista: 8-10 (soaked in water)
Cashewnut: 5-8
Poppy seeds: 1tsp
Cardamom: 3
Cinnamon:1/2 inch
Milk: 100 ml
Onion: 1 large
Tomato: 3 medium
Garlic paste: 11/2tsp
Ginger paste: 1tsp
Green chillies: 3
Red chilli powder: 1tsp
Coriander powder: 11/2tsp
Paprika: 1/2tsp
Salt
Sugar: 1/4tsp
Oil: 2tsp
Ghee: 2tsp

Method:
Heat oil in a pan, add the finely chopped onion, tomato, garlic & ginger paste. Saute' till  it becomes mashy.
Cool & grind it with half a cup of water. Soak the pistachios in warm water & peel the skin.
Soak the pistachios, cashewnuts, cinnamon, poppy seeds & cardamom in milk.
Grind the soaked ingredients along with  milk to a smooth paste.
Heat ghee in a pan, add onion tomato paste (be careful it will splatter).
Saute' for sometime. Keep stirring to avoid sticking to the pan.
Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, salt & paprika powder.
Add the pistachios paste. Saute' for sometime.
Adjust the consistency of the gravy by adding some milk or water.
Add the finely chopped green chillies, paneer pieces & sugar. Cook for 2-3 more minutes.
Serve hot with chapathis.

6 comments:

Sarah Naveen said...

Wow!!! yummy gravy!!!

Preethi said...

I can see the luxury of using dry fruits while staying abroad ;) Will surely try this as i am a great fan of PANEER ;)

Kanimozhi said...

Thank you Sarah for visiting my blog.

Kanimozhi said...

Preethi so much of similarities....
I am also a great fan of paneer...but to keep my weight down I donot eat often.

Preethi said...

Agree.....With the weight part ;) But every time I cook paneer I tell myself "Just this one time" and endlessly eat it... I just cant stop eating hot yummy paneer tikka in restaurants here.. Thats the only dish these guys know to cook in DELHI :)hmmmm... Iam already craving for PANEER :) Did u get my BIG mail :)

Kanimozhi said...

Hai Preethi,
Bit busy with packing. Saw your mail. Thank u.