Paneer Tomato Chili Fry

Ingredients

100gms Malai Paneer (Creamy Cottage Cheese)
1 Medium Sized Onion
2 Medium Sized Tomatoes
1 Green Chili
1/4 Tsp Turmeric or Haldi Powder
2 Tbsp Oil
2 Tsp Ginger Garlic Paste or Spicy, Sweet and Sour Garlic Paste
Salt to taste
3 Strands of Curry Leaves

Servings / Time

2 Persons / 20 minutes

Preparation

1. Cut the onions into half ringlets. Slit the Chili, remove off the seeds. Slit the Chili into four halves. Wash the tomatoes well and cut the tomatoes into medium sized cubes.

2. Wash the curry leaves and separate the curry leaves from the strands. Cut the Paneer Block into small cubes.

3. Take a pan, add 2 Tablespoons of oil to the pan and heat the pan on medium flame.

4. Once the oil is hot, add curry leaves, onion ringlets, chili and 2 Teaspoons of Ginger Garlic Paste or Spicy, Sweet and Sour Garlic Paste.

5. Cook till onion is translucent, then add the tomatoes cut into medium-sized cubes. Stir-fry for 5 minutes till tomatoes are soft.

6. Add turmeric and salt to the above mixture and mix well.

7. Finally add the cubes of paneer, stir-fry for 3 minutes till the paneer blends well with the mixture. Do not fry for too long as the paneer will get hard. The paneer tastes best when soft.

8. Serve hot with chapatis or bread.

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