Gobi Paneer Hariyali (Cauliflower and Cottage Cheese in Green Gravy)

Ingredients:

1. Cauliflower florets - 2 cups
2. Cottage cheese - 100 gm (1 1/2 tbsp grated and remaining cubed)
3. Onion (sliced) - 1 large
4. Tomato (chopped) - 1 small
5. Shelled peas (blanched)- 1/2 cup
6. Spinach - 1/2 bunch
7. Corriander (chopped) - 1.5 tbsp
8. Mint leaves - 15 -20
9. Cashewnuts - 5-6
10. Green chillies - 2-3
11. Ginger - 2 to 3 slices
12. Garlic - 10 - 12 cloves
13. Clove - 1
14. Black cardamom seeds - 5-8
15. Fennel seeds - a pinch
16. Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
17. Oil - 3 tsp
18. Sugar - 1/4 to 1/2 tsp
19. Salt to taste

Procedure:

• Blanch spinach and keep it side.
• Heat 1.5 tsp oil in a kadai.
• Add cauliflower and stir fry.
• Simultaneously, heat 1.5 tsp oil in a pan and clove, cardamom seeds, fennel seeds add sliced onion to it. Stir fry till onion turns translucent.
• Add garlic and ginger and stir fry for 15 seconds.
• By now cauliflower will turn slight brown and change its flavour. Sprinkle little salt and little water, cover and cook.
• Add tomato and peas to cauliflower and stir fry.
• Add paneer and stir fry.
• Grind all the ingredients numbering 5 to 14 to a fine paste.
• Add to the cauliflower and paneer.
• Add turmeric powder, grated paneer, sugar and salt to taste.
• Add water as per your requirement.
• Stir well and simmer for 2-3 mins.
• Serve with roti/ naan etc.

Tip:

• You may blanch cauliflower.
• You may use fried paneer too.