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We all like to eat dishes made from paneer.
Today we are going to make achari paneer.
The paneer made using pickle masala is very tasty.
So come, let's make achari paneer.
Paneer - 250 gram
Tomato - 3 or 150 grams
Green chilly - 2
Ginger baton - 1 inch
Oil - 2 to 3 tbsp
Coriander leaves - 2 to 3 tbsp (Finely chopped)
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds (Jeera) - 1/2 tsp
Fennel powder (saunf powder) - 1 tp
If we do not have fennel powder then directly add fennel seeds.
Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder) - 1 tsp
You can take coriander leaves as well.
Asafetida (Hing) - 1 pinch
Turmeric powder (Haldi powder) - 1/4 tbsp
Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
You can directly add garam masala if you don't have it in powder form.
Red chlly powder (Lal mirch powder) - 1/4 tsp
Cream - 1/2 cup
Salt - 1 tsp or as per taste
To make achari paneer, firstly we'll make a paste of tomato, green chilly and ginger.
We'll roast fenugreek , mustard and cumin seeds.
We have made a paste of tomato, green chilly and ginger.
Our paste is read, now we'll roast the masala for the pickle.
Heat a pan.
Add fenugreek seeds, mustrad seeds and cumin seeds to it.
If we take fennel seeds and coriander leaves then add it as well.
We would also add garam masala and roast.
We will roast the sabut masala and use the powdered masala later.
Do notroast the masala too much.
Turn off the flame.
Once the masala gets cool, we will grind them to make a powder.
We will also add fennel powder and coriander powder to it and grind.
Coarsely grind.
Our masala is now grounded.
Now we will prepare a gravy for the achari paneer.
Heat a pan.
Add oil to the pan.
Let the oil get hot.
Once the oil is hot, add asafetida to it.
Add turmeric powder as well.
Turn the gas on low flame while adding the masala.
So that the masala do not burn.
Also add the masala that we had grounded.
Roast the masala a little.
Now we'll add the paste of tomato, green chilly and ginger that we had prepared.
Add red chilly powder.
Fry the masala till the oil does not float on it
It will take around 5-6 minutes to fry the masala.
Keep stiring continously.
Till the time the masala is ready, let's cut the paneer into pieces.
Cook it on medium flame.
Cut the paneer into square pieces of 1 inch each.
Add cream to the masala and roast it for another 2-3 minutes.
If you like eating onions, then you can add and roast it till it becomes pink in colour.
We have made a gravy using cream and tomato.
But you can make gravy of your choice using khuskhsu, badaam paste, mawa or paneer.
You can check on my website and make different types of gravys.
Our masala has mixed throughly with the crm and the oil separates.
Now add water to it.
Add 1/2 cup water to it.
Now add salt to it.
Add garam masala as well.
Mix well.
Add coriander leaves.
Now add then paneer pieces to the pan.
Mix thorouhly.
Cover the pan and let it cook for 2 minutes on low flame till the time all the masala absorbs in the paneer.
Our dish is now ready.
Achari paneer is now ready.
Tasty achari paneer is prepared.
We get a good fragrance from it.
Our dish is very tasty.
Enjoy eating achari paneer with chapati, paratha, naan or rice.
This quantity is sufficient for 3-4 members of the family.
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