SMOKED PANEER PASANDA

INGREDIENTS

1. 250 g paneer(cottage cheese)
2. 4 onion
3. tomatoes
4. 1tbsp ginger garlic paste
5. 2 whole red chillies
6. 1tsp green chili paste
7. 1/2cup cream 
8. 1/2 yogurt 
9. 50g oil and 50 g butter
10. 1tsp chili powder
11. 1/4 tsp turmeric
12. 1tsp coriander and cumin powder
13. 1tsp kasoori methi
14. 1/2 tsp garam masala
15. salt to taste

METHOD

• cut paneer in diamond or square shape
• marination  for paneer(in yogurt add green chili paste,garam masala,salt,kasoori methi)
• put the paneer in marinate for 2 hours.
• for gravy heat oil and butter in a pan add whole red chillies then finely chopped onion saute them
• add ginger garlic paste,turmeric powder,red chili powder,coriander and cumin powder and finely chopped blanched tomatoes.
• fry the masala until oil starts separating.
• add marinated paneer mix it gently.cook it for few minutes.adjust the seasoning.
• finely add cream .put a small katoori in the pot and place a red hot piece of charcoal in it then pour a tsp of pure ghee over the charcoal immediately
•  cover the pot .let it remain as such for 10 minutes.open the lid and stir .
• dish out the paneer pasanda 
• serve with naan,romali roti or paratha