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Methi Malai Paneer Curry Recipe

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Ingredients 
 

  • 250 g Fenugreek/methi leaves washed and clean
  • 200 g paneer
  • 2 Tbsp Oil / ghee
  • 1 onion Big sliced
  • 1/2 cup fresh tomato puree
  • 2 Tbsp Tomato paste
  • 3 green chilli
  • 1 inch ginger 1piece
  • 3-4 Tbsp Cashew paste
  • 1 cup skim milk
  • Salt to taste
  • 1.5 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp kasuri methi dried methi leaves

Instructions 

  • Wash methi leaves thoroughly to get rid of mud or dirt if any. Pluck them from stem and chop them. Keep these aside.
  • Cut the paneer into cubes and keep this aside.
  • In a thick bottomed pan heat up ghee or oil and cook it over medium heat for one minute. Add sliced onion in the pan.
  • Add green chilli and ginger and fry for 4-5 minutes till slightly pink in color.
  • Add chopped tomato and cook for 6-7 minutes again, add salt along with tomatoes. It helps to cook them faster and soften them. Add tomato paste and cook it further for 2 minutes.
  • Now switch off the heat and allow the masala to cool down and blend it into smooth paste.
  • In the same fry pan heat another tbsp of ghee or oil and add cumin seeds. Allow them to crackle and add blended masala paste.
  • Now add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and stir fry everything for a minute.
  • Now add fenugreek leaves or methi leaves into the pan, cook them for 5 minutes till these become soft.
  • Add milk and bring the gravy to a boil, add paneer cubes and mix them well.
  • Add kasuri methi for enhanced taste and also cashew paste.
  • Stir the curry and bring to a boil. Switch off the heat and serve the methi malai curry hot/warm 

Rekha's Notes

You can serve it with any Indian flatbread like chapati or paratha. If you like rice it pairs best with steamed rice.
5 from 1 vote