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Paneer Chatpata (Delicious Cottage Cheese Curry Vegetable).

You can cook Paneer Chatpata (Delicious Cottage Cheese Curry Vegetable) using 21 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Paneer Chatpata (Delicious Cottage Cheese Curry Vegetable)

1. It's 250 gm of Paneer (Cottage cheese).
2. You need 3 of Small Onions.
3. It's 3 of Medium Tomatoes.
4. You need 1 of Small Capsicum (Green Bell Pepper/Shimla Mirchi).
5. You need 5 of Cashewnuts.
6. Prepare 4 of Garlic cloves.
7. You need 1/2 inch of Ginger.
8. You need 1/4 tsp of Cumin seeds.
9. Prepare 1/4 tsp of Turmeric powder.
10. Prepare 1 tsp of Bedgi Red chilli powder …….to be adjusted.
11. It's 1 tsp of Kashmiri red chilli powder.
12. You need 1/2 tsp of Coriander powder.
13. You need 1/4 tsp of Cumin powder.
14. It's 1 tsp of Paav Bhaaji masala / Garam Masala (as per choice).
15. It's 1 tsp of Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves).
16. Prepare 2 tbs of Fresh Coriander leaves.
17. You need 1 tsp of Sugar.
18. Prepare 1 tbs of Cream.
19. Prepare 1 tbs of Butter.
20. You need 2 tbs of Oil for tempering.
21. Prepare to taste of Salt.

Paneer Chatpata (Delicious Cottage Cheese Curry Vegetable) step by step

1. To make Paneer Chatpata, first start with finely chopping two of the given onions and cutting the third onion into medium sized cubes. Cube the capsicum and keep aside..
2. Grind the ginger and garlic into a fine paste. Grind the cashewnuts with the tomatoes to make a smooth puree..
3. Heat together the oil and butter in a saucepan and add the cumin seeds to it. When they crackle add the finely chopped onions and saute till transparent..
4. Now add the ginger garlic paste and saute. Cover and cook for a while..
5. Add the cubed capsicum and onion and mix well. Saute, cover and cook again till they turn soft. Add all the mentioned spice powders except the garam masala and mix..
6. When the onions and capsicum are soft, add the tomato and cashewnuts puree and mix well. Add salt to taste and sugar as well..
7. Cover and cook till gravy thickens. When tomatoes are cooked, add about 1/4 cup of water to the thickened gravy. Bring to a boil..
8. On a medium hot griddle, spread the kasuri methi for a while till it becomes crisp. Crush with fingers and add to above gravy and mix. Add the paav bhaaji masala too and give it a good stir..
9. Cut the paneer into medium sized cubes. Add to the gravy. Check seasoning and add some water too if required to adjust the consistency of the gravy..
10. Add the cream and garnish with fresh chopped coriander leaves..
11. Serve hot with Khastaa Parathaas or Jeera Rice..