Paneer Kalimirch Recipe

• ½ cup Coriander leaves (chopped)
• ½ cup Mint/Pudina (chopped)
• 2 Cinnamon sticks (medium size)
• 500 g Cottage Cheese
• 3 Green Cardamoms
• 4 Cloves
• 3 pinches Cumin Seeds
• 2 Onions (medium sized)
• 2 Bay leaves
• 5-6 Garlic cloves
• 4 tbsp Fresh Cream
• 2-3 Green Chilies
• 2 inch piece Ginger
• 1/2 cup Yogurt
• 1/2 tsp Garam Masala (powder)
• 1 tbsp Peppercorns (crushed)
• 1/2 tsp Coriander/Dhaniya (powdered)
• Salt (to taste)

• Start with cottage cheese and cut it into medium- sized cubes. Fry them in 1 tsp of oil. (optional)
• Take a large saucepan and heat some oil in it. Put cumin seeds in it and fry, till they start to crackle.
• Add onions to the pan and fry them until they turn brown.
• Remove the onion from pan and let them cool down.
• Now, crush them along with ginger, green chilies and garlic, in the blender.
• In the saucepan, heat 2 tbsp oil and add cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon sticks and bay leaves to it, along with ground paste. Mix them well.
• Now, add coriander powder, garam masala powder, salt, fresh cream and whisked yogurt. Mix them well again.
• Add water to the pan and bring it to boil. Now, further add paneer cubes to it, along with chopped mint and coriander leaves.
• Cover the pan with the lid and let it cook on low- medium temperature, for 10- 15 minutes.
• When it is done, sprinkle ground peppercorns on top and serve it hot, with rice or chapattis.