Malabari paneer

                     Malabari paneer

                Description

Cuisine- south indian

Main ingredients- cottage cheese(paneer) and coconut milk

Nutrition facts- calorie,carbohydrates, fat,fibres and protein

Cooking time- 25-30 minutes

Preparation time- 15-20 minutes

Servings- 4

Level of cooking- medium

Course- main course- vegetarian

                Ingredients

• Cottage cheese/Paneer,cubed- 250 gms
• Raw sour mango, cut to small pieces- 1 medium
• Tomato, chopped- 1
• Green chili- 2-4
• Oil- 2 tbsp
• Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
• Coconut milk- 6 tbsp
• Fenugreek/methi- 1/4 tsp
• Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
• Curry leaves- 3 sprigs
• Ginger paste- 1 tsp
• Garlic paste- 1 1/2 tsp
• Grated coconut- 6 tbsp
• Red chili powder- 1 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder- 3/4 tsp
• Coriander powder- 1 1/2 tsp
• Small onion shallots, sliced- 6

            Method

Grind grated coconut, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder to a fine paste. Grind coconut and pour a cup of water, mix it well and strain the water to make it coconut milk

In a pan, pour 2 to 3 tbsp oil, then add mustard and fenugreek seeds. Once the mustard seeds pops, add curry leaves, ginger-garlic paste, green chili and saute for a few seconds.Then add the ground coconut paste and enough water for the gravy and bring to a boil. When it starts to boil, add the mango pieces and tomato. Cook on medium heat till mango gets cooked. Add salt to taste.When mango is cooked add the paneer pieces . After 3-4 minutes  add coconut milk to the gravy. Adjust gravy consistency and bring to a boil. Adjust salt to taste and  put off the flame

.In a pan heat little oil, add the sliced shallots to it and fry to a light brown color. Pour this seasoning on top of the gravy and close with a lid. Open after few minutes and serve.

                           Serve hot with chapati or paranthas or naan.