Paneer Tamatari (Cottage Cheese In Tomato Gravy)

Recipe Ingredients

250		Paneer - cut in 1" cubes
2		Cinnamon - (2 inch)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Red chile powder
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cardamom powder
1 tablespoon	15ml	Ginger - julienne
		One lemon - juice of
2 cups	474ml	Roughly chopped canned tomatoes with juice
2		Chopped green chiles
1/3 cup	48g / 1.7oz	Chopped coriander
1/2 cup	118ml	Cream
2 tablespoons	30ml	Oil
		Salt - to taste
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Roasted cumin powder - for garnish
1 tablespoon	15ml	Chopped coriander leaves - for garnish
1 tablespoon	15ml	Cream - for garnish

Recipe Instructions

Cook the tomatoes with sugar, red chile powder, cardamom powder, cinnamon for about 5 minutes. Cool, remove cinnamon and blend until smooth.

Heat oil and cook the tomato puree for a few minutes with ginger, green chiles, lemon and coriander. Add salt and then add the paneer cubes.

Reduce the heat, add the cream and stir. Taste and adjust seasoning. Garnish with a swirl of cream, roasted cumin powder and coriander leaves.

Source:
Laxmi Hiremath from the San Francisco Chronicle, 9/1/93

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