Halwai January 24, 2025

Ingredients:

• 400 g – Cottage cheese (paneer)
• 1 cup – thick curds
• 1 tsp – coriander powder
• ½ tsp – Cumin seed powder
• ½ tsp – Garam Masala powder
• 1.5 tsp – Red Chilli powder
• 1 tsp – Ginger Garlic paste
• 1.5 tbsp – melted Butter
• 1 tbsp – oil
• salt to taste

Method:

  1. Cut paneer into one and half inch squares of half a centimetre thickness.
  2. Hang the curd in a fine muslin cloth for 40 minutes. In a bowl mix together curd, powdered spices, ginger-garlic paste and salt.
  3. Marinate paneer pieces in the curd mixture for half an hour.
  4. Pre-heat the convection oven at 230 deg C.
  5. Place paneer pieces in a single layer on an ovenproof dish and baste them with oil.
  6. Cook for 20 minutes at 230 deg C, basting with a little butter every 5 minutes and turning once after ten minutes.
  7. OR Grill on high for 12 minutes, basting with butter and turning once after six minutes.
  8. Serve hot with onion kachumbar and mint chutney.