Thursday, 13 October 2016

PANEER ROGAN JOSH




Category
-     Vegetarian
Star Ingredient
-       Paneer / Cottage Cheese
Course
-       Main Course / Curries
Cuisine
-       Indian cuisine (Kashmiri)
Difficulty Level
-       Medium
Taste 
-       Spicy
Servings
-       Serves 4

Ingredients   

  • Paneer / Cottage Cheese (cubed)  - 400gm
  • Yoghurt - 1.5 cup
  • Ginger, grated - 2 tsp
  • Garlic, crushed - 4 cloves
  • Vinegar - 2 tsp
  • Cinnamon Stick - 2 small
  • Cardamom pods - 3
  • Cloves - 4
  • Onion, medium sized - 2
  • Ghee / Clarified Butter - 2.5 tbsp
  • Cumin / Jeera powder - 2 tsp
  • Fennel / Saunf powder - 2 tsp
  • Coriander / Dhania powder - 1.5 tbsp
  • Red Chilli powder - 3 tbsp
  • Garam Masala - 3 tsp
  • Vegetable stock - 1cup
  • Salt to taste
For garnishing
  • Chopped coriander leaves - 3 tbsp


Procedure      
  • Take a bowl & gently mix paneer, yoghurt, vinegar, half of grated ginger & half of crushed garlic.
  • In a wok heat ghee. When ghee gets hot, add whole spices. Keep stirring until a nice aroma is released.
  • Add onions & saute. Add remaining ginger & garlic when onions become translucent.
  • Saute till the onions are browned.
  • Add the ground spices & cook on a medium flame until it releases its aroma.
  • Add paneer & the remaining yoghurt mix, if there's any left, to the spices.
  • Add the vegetable stock & let it simmer until the gravy thickens. 
  • Add salt as per taste.
  • Garnish with fresh coriander leaves & serve hot with roti / phulka / paratha / rice.