Chaman Kaliya, No onion no garlic Kashmiri Yellow Paneer recipe.

Video Recipe (Only 2 minutes long)

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 25 minutes

Yield : 4 servings.

List of ingredients:

paneer cut into cubes 1 cup (250 gm)

mustard oil 3 tablespoon

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp fennel seeds

1 inch cinnamon bark

2 whole green cardamom (lightly crushed)

Crushed ginger 1 tsp

2-3 slit green chillies

2 cloves

1 star anise

1 dried bay leaf

A pinch of hing/asafoetida

Salt, to season

2 cups full cream milk

2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves; chopped

ghee 1 tablespoon

kashmiri red chilli powder 1 teaspoon

water

Written recipe:

1) In a bowl, add a cup of water and 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder. Mix it with a spoon.

2) Now, heat up 3 tablespoon of mustard oil in a wok and add paneer cubes to it.

3) Fry until golden from all the sides.

4) Take these paneer out and put then in the turmeric water. This step ensures that paneer cubes keep their shape but become super soft.

5) Now, in the same wok, add 1 bayleaf, 1 mace, 2 cloves, 2 green cardamoms, 1 inch cinnamon bark and 1 star anise.

6) Give them a light mix.

7) Now add cumin and fennel powder.

8) When the oil starts seperating, add slit green chillies and 1 teaspoon of crushed ginger.

9) Add a pinch of Asafoetida.

10) Now add all the paneer cubes along with the turmeric water.

11) Bring it to a boil and set the flame on low.

12) Add salt.

13) Add two cups of milk and mix in.

14) Cover and cook for 15 minutes or atleast the milk thickens.

15) Keep stirring occasionally to prevent spices from sticking to the bottom.

16) After 15 minutes, milk thickens, at this point add 1 teaspoon of kewra water or saffron or cardamom powder.

17) Add handful of chopped coriander leaves.

18) Now in a tadka pan, add 1 tablespoon of desi ghee and and set the flame to low.

19) Add 1 teaspoon of Kashmiri Red chilli powder.

20) Add 1/2 tablespoon of water to prevent the red color from darkening.

21) Now put this tempering on paneer and garnish it with some coriander sprigs.

22) Serve it hot with chapati or rice.

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