Badami Babycorn Paneer Masala

Ingredients 

• 10-12 babycorns
• 200 grams paneer (cottage cheese)
• 2 medium onions
• 4-5 garlic cloves 
• 2 inch ginger piece 
• 3-4 whole dry red chillies
• 12-15 almonds
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 2 cups tomato puree
• Salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
• 2 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 1 tablespoon dry fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)

Method

1. Wash and thinly slice the babycorn. Cut paneer into one inch sized triangular pieces. Peel, wash and roughly chop onions and garlic.
2. Peel, wash and chop half the ginger and cut the remaining half into julienne for garnish. Remove stems of whole red chillies. Grind the red chillies, almonds, onions, garlic and ginger into a fine paste using half a cup of water.
3. Take oil along with ground paste, tomato puree, salt and half a cup of water in a microwave bowl. Cook, covered on Microwave HIGH (100%) for four minutes. Stir and add sliced babycorn, paneer pieces, red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder and mix well.
4. Cover and cook on Microwave HIGH (100%) for ten minutes. Take the kasuri methi in a microwave and roast, uncovered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for half a minute. Remove, crush and sprinkle over the gravy.

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