Ingredients

  • 5 medium tomatoes, chopped and made into paste
  • 250 g panir, cut in cubes
  • 1 12 tablespoons ginger paste
  • 1 14 tablespoons garlic paste
  • 5 spring onions, white and greens,chopped into small pieces
  • 4 teaspoons cornflour
  • 1 14 teaspoons black pepper
  • 1 12 teaspoons salt
  • 4 teaspoons cooking oil
  • 2 14 teaspoons hot sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 teaspoons panir, grated (for garnishing)

Method

  • Mix cornflour, salt, black pepper and hot sauce in a cup of water to prepare paste.
  • Heat oil in a heavy non-stick skillet.
  • Add ginger and garlic pastes and stir-fry for a minute or two, until the raw smell of the paste is gone.
  • Add the spring onion and stir-fry for a minute.
  • Add the tomato puree and cook for a minute.
  • Add the cornflour-water paste, stirring as you add it in, and cook on low flame.
  • Cover with a lid and allow to cook on low flame for 5 minutes.
  • Remove from flame and mix well (you will notice the paste has become thicker due to the presence of cornflour and of a beautiful brown colour has appeared).
  • Add the paneer cubes and stir them in lightly, being careful not to break them.
  • Garnish with 2 tsp grated panner.
  • Serve hot with fried rice or plain rice for a beautiful lunch you will remember FOREVER!