Paneer Piste Ka Salan

Ingredients list for Paneer Piste Ka Salan

• 150 grams Cottage cheese blanched and peeled
• 500 grams Pistachio
• 1 large Onion sliced
• 4 tablespoons Fried onions
• 1/2 cup Yogurt
• 4 tablespoons Green chutney
• to taste Salt
• 4 tablespoons Pure ghee
• 5 Green cardamoms
• 5 Cloves
• 1 inch stick Cinnamon
• a few strands Mace
• 1 tablespoon Garlic paste
• 1/2 tablespoon Ginger paste
• a few strands Saffron (kesar) crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon Garam masala powder
• a pinch Mace powder
• a few drops Kewra water

Method

1. Keep aside a few pistachios for garnish and grind the remaining with onion, two tablespoons fried onions and yogurt into a paste. Cut the paneer into one inch triangles. Add green chutney and salt and mix. Set aside to marinate for fifteen minutes.
2. Heat two pans and add two tablespoons of ghee in each. Add green cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon and mace to one pan. Take ginger and garlic pastes in a small bowl, add a little water and mix. Add it to the pan, cover and sauté.
3. Put the marinated paneer in the second pan and sauté over high heat for two minutes, stirring gently so that the paneer pieces do not break. Add the pistachio paste to the first pan, stir and cover.
4. Simmer for two to three minutes. Add saffron, garam masala powder, mace powder, salt and simmer for four to five minutes. Place the paneer pieces in the serving dish. Add kewra water to the gravy and stir.
5. Put the gravy over the paneer pieces. Garnish with the reserved pistachios and the remaining fried onions.
6. Serve hot.

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