Aloo Paneer with Coconut Milk

Aloo Paneer with Coconut Milk

Ingredients

Potatoes                                                                                  4-5 (medium)

Paneer                                                                                        250 gm

Tomatoes                                                                                 2 (medium)

Onion                                                                                       2 (medium)

Green chillies                                                                              2 (slit)

Ginger paste                                                                             1 & 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds                                                                                1 tsp

Coriander powder                                                                       2 tbsp

Turmeric powder                                                                        1/2 tsp

Vegetable curry powder                                                              1 tbsp

Garam masala powder                                                               1 tsp

White pepper powder (optional)                                                  1 tsp

Kasuri methi                                                                                1 tsp

Coconut milk                                                          1 & 1/2 cup (Thick & Thin)

Butter                                                                                  3-4 tbsp (salted)

Chilli flakes                                                                                 2 tsp

Water                                                                                    1 & 1/4 cup

Oil                                                                                             2 tbsp

Salt                                                                                           To taste

Coriander leaves                                                                    To Garnish

Preparation

Wash and peel the potatoes. Cut into cubes and half boil it in salted water. Drain the water and saute the potatoes in salted butter till it turns golden brown.

Saute the paneer (cottage cheese) pieces too in salted butter and keep it aside.

Slice the onions coarsely and boil it in hot water for few minutes and keep it aside to cool. Now grind it with ginger paste or fresh ginger and make an onion - ginger paste.

Keep ready the coconut milk (1 & 1/2 cup grated coconut) i.e both thick n thin (first & second). Mix both in a bowl.

Now take a kadai, heat oil, add cumin seeds and when it crackles add the onion-ginger paste, saute it well till the raw smell goes.

When it is ready, add slit green chillies (you can add more as per your taste).

Then add juicy tomatoes (sliced), saute it till it becomes tender.

Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, vegetable curry powder, garam masala powder and mix it well and saute it well till you get a good aroma of the masalas.

When it is almost ready add white pepper powder, chilli flakes and kasuri methi, stir it well and add water and salt. Let it boil till the gravy thickens. 

Now add the coconut milk and let it boil for few minutes.

Atlast add the sauteed potatoes and paneer to the gravy :-) 

You can adjust salt as per your taste when you saute these veggies. 

Garnish it with fresh Coriander leaves. 

Hope you all will love this recipe . Have it with Ghee rice or Jeera rice :-)