Ingredients:
• 250 gms – paneer, cut it into medium sized cubes
• 1 – medium sized Cauliflower
• 2 – Onions
• 5-6 pieces – Garlic
• 1 tsp – Turmeric
• 1 tsp – Ginger
• 1 tsp – Coriander, powdered
• 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala
• 1/4 tsp – pepper powder
• 1 – Bay Leaf (tej patta)
• 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder
• 3 tbsp – oil
• 1 – Green chilli
• 2 – medium sized Tomatoes
• 10-15 – Coriander leaves
• Salt – to taste
Method:
- Take a grinder and add onion, ginger, green chilli, tomato and garlic to it, and blend them to form a paste. Keep it aside.
- Take 1/2 tbsp oil in a frying pan and heat it. When it gets heated up, turn the heat to low and add paneer cubes to it.
- Fry them until they get light brown.
- Then, turn off the heat and keep them aside.
- Cut cauliflower florets into small pieces and keep them aside.
- Take 2 tbsp oil in a pan and put it over high heat. When it gets heated up, turn the heat to low and add bay leaf, stir well and fry for a minute.
- Then, add onion paste to the pan and put it over low-medium heat, cook until the oil separates from the mixture and it turns golden brown.
- Stir the gravy every 2 mins so that it should not burnt from the bottom.
- Then add turmeric, chilli powder, garam masala, coriander powder, and salt to taste.
- Stir it well and cook it over low-medium heat for 2-3 mins.
- Add water if needed.
- Now, add cauliflower florets and 1/4 cup water to it, stir again.
- Cook on medium heat by covering the lid until cauliflower gets properly cooked, Stir occasionally.
- Add some more water, if needed.
- Add fried paneer and pepper, stir again. Cook on medium heat for 3-4 mins and then turn off the heat.
- Garnish gobi paneer with finely chopped coriander leaves.
- Serve gobi paneer hot with chapatti, tandoori roti or pulao.
Recipe courtesy of Sify Bawarchi

