Shahi Paneer Masala

Shahi Paneer Masala - Nutan Shenoy-Kini
Ingredients:Marinate paneer with hung curd
Salt
Red chilly pwd
Turmeric pwd
Everest or MDH tandoori chicken powder
Kasuri methi
Dhaniya-jeera pwd
Lime juice
Gg paste
Green chilly paste
For half an hour.

Method:
Heat oil n fry chopped onions till light brown. Now add chopped tomatoes. Cover n cook till soft. Put off gas. Grind to a paste when cool.
In a degchi, add 2 tbsp oil n add bay leaves n fry till they change colour. Now add tomato-onion paste n cook for 3-4 min. Add the marinated paneer. Cover and cook till the raw smell of masalas disappears. Now add paste of poppy-seeds n cashewnuts, presoaked for 10 min in water and ground to a paste. Mix gently. Cover and cook. Now add beaten fresh cream. Cook for a minute or two. Serve garnished with fresh cream n chopped coriander leaves. Serve with naan, rotis, puris or jeera rice.