Paneer Tikka Masala With Gravy

How To Prepare Paneer Tikka Masala Gravy

Ingredients

For marination

Paneer -200 grams

Hung curd - 1/2 cup (see notes below)

Tomato - 1 big (remove the seeds)

Capsicum - 1 green (remove the seeds)

Red chilli powder- 3/4 -1 tsp

Ginger garlic paste -1/4 tsp

Kasoori methi -1/4 tsp

Lemon juice - 1 tbsp

Salt as required

Oil - 1 tbsp

2 tbsp of oil for shallow frying

For the gravy 

Cream - 1/4 cup (Dairy cream)

Finely chopped onion -1 big

Tomato puree - 1 cup

Ginger garlic paste -1 tsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Cumin powder -1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder -a pinch

Chilli powder -1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds- 1 tsp

All purpose flour/maida -1/2 tsp

Garam masala powder - 3/4 tsp

Oil - 1 tbsp

Preparation

1) Cut paneer properly into fine cubes, capsicum and tomato into big square pieces.

2) For matination, take a bowl, add paneer, big square pieces of capsicum and tomato. Mix hung curd, salt, kasoori methi, ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, lemon juice and oil. Mix well and keep the mixture aside for 1 hour. Let it marinate.

3) Then heat oil in a non stick pan or tawa and shallow fry the marinated paneer, capsicum and tomato both sides till light brown. If possible shallow fry paneer, tomato and capsicum separately and keep it aside.

Method

1) Heat oil in a pan, add jeera seeds till splutters, add onion and saute nicely till it becomes transparent. Now add ginger garlic paste, maida, turmeric powder and cook for a further few minutes.

2) Add tomato puree, coriander powder, cumin powder and chilli powder to get proper spice, needed salt and cook till the mixture oozes out oil. (we have already added salt for the vegetables and paneer). Add a cup of water, bring it to boil.

3) Add the shallow fried paneer, capsicum, tomato, garam masala and cook on low flames for 5 minutes.

4) Turn off the flame, stir in cream, garnish with coriander leaves and Serve hot.

Note 

Hung curd - Hang the curd in a clean muslin cloth for 4-5 hours to drain out all the water from the curd. While hanging 2 cups of curd i got 1/2 cup of hung curd.