Paneer kuruma-പനീര്‍ കുറുമ

Ingredients:

• Paneer - 1/2 cup cubed
• Onion - 1/2 finely chopped
• Carrot - 2 chopped
• Peas - a handful
• Ginger garlic paste -2 tsp.
• Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp. chopped finely
• Oil - 1 tbsp.
• Salt - as required

To temper:

• Cloves - 2
• Cinnamon - 1

To be grinded:

Coconut - 1/2 cup
• Green chilies - 2
• Fennel seeds  - 1/2 tsp.
• Cashew - 5
• Onion - 1

Directions:

1. Pressure cook carrot and peas until soft. Keep aside.

2. Heat a tawa with little oil and fry paneer till golden brown, switch off and drain in a tissue,keep aside.

3. Then in the same tawa, saute onions and coconut till slightly browned. Add sauted onion and coconut with the ingredients under 'to be grinded' with little water to a fine paste and keep aside.

4. Heat oil in a pan, add cloves, cinnamon , ginger-garlic paste and onions saute till slightly brown then add the ground paste saute till raw smell leaves. Add 1/2 to 3/4 cup water(adjust according to the thickness) and allow it to boil for 3mins. Add required salt.

5. Add the pressure cooked veggies and fried paneer. Simmer for 5-7 mins until the kurma thickens and nice aroma comes.Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and switch off.