Methi Paneer

Cooking this will be a very special memory.
A memory i'd cherish for the rest of my life.

My girlfriend KP came to home for a sleep over.
I was sooooooooo excited.
We cooked together, watched a movie , gossip, makeup :-)

I remember when i was a kid; 11 years and back in town.
A friend of mine - best friend at that time - came over to our home. And it was decided she'd sleep over at our place. I was so excited , happy and all glee. Made bed for her in my room - i've been so mad and happy - i've running down stairs to my mom in the kitchen, grand parents and then to my siblings. Run up to my room again. Like a little puppy. I do remember this huge doberman in my room was confused to seem me running around hahaha. Ah! My childhood home - miss it. Was one of the best houses.

I did nothing less on this weekend when KP was here.
Have been whistling , singing, dancing :)

Most of her life she spend in North.
Loved her palak paneer :)
She is a strict veg and hence paneer.

Cooking together is fun.
I've cut all the vegetables.
She did the initial preparation.
KP used lots of oil - variety is spice of life :)
Seasoning and addendum i've done.

Paneer - i am not sure why is it made complex.
In the sense - whenever i utter paneer - people say its lot of work. One got to make kaju paste/ khus khus paste. Why complicate?
I've stuck to the basics. All i did was add the leftover milk to the curry. It added loooots of flavor. We were like lets get away with dinner preparation. We've made paneer - rotis all in 45 mins and we're done! We then microwaved frozen aloo patties, took diet cokes(as if it'd matter) watched a movie. No huge effort - it was effortless cute and a "bonding-dinner" :-)

Ingredients:

• Oil - 5 Tb SP
• Ghee - 2 Tb SP
• Paneer - Chopped into cubes 200 gm
• Green Chillies - Slit - 6
• Finely Chopped Curry Leave - As per your choice
• Methi Leaves - Finely Chopped - Two Fistful
• Onion - Medium Size - Finely Chopped - 2
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1/2 Tb Sp
• Tomato - Medium - Finely Chopped - 2
• Red Chilly Powder - 1 Tb Sp
• Salt - Acc to taste
• Milk - 1 Peg
• Fresh Chopped Coriander
• Coriander Powder - 1 Tb Sp
• Garam Masala Powder - 1 Tea Sp

Spices:

• Shahjeera - 1 Tea Sp
• Bay Leaf - 1
• Clove - 1
• Cinamon - 1/2 inch

Method :

Roast Paneer:

• Take a pan.
• Add a 1 tea sp oil/ghee/butter.
• Roast the paneer cubes - till they are slightly brown.
• Keep aside.

For Curry:

• Heat a wok - add oil
• Once hot - add spices
• They splutter - add curry leaves, green chillies, onion.
• Let onion turn pink - add turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, salt
• Add methi leaves, tomato, red chilly powder.
• Cover with a lid - wait till tomatoes turn mushy.
• Add paneer - stir
• Add milk - Stir.
• You may add little water to achieve the required consistency.
• Cook for another 3 minutes.
• Add freshly chopped coriander, coriander powder, garam masala powder.
• Stir well.

Serve hot with roti.
We've totally relished it. Somehow it tasted better the next day :-)