Paneer And Vegetables In Khus Khus Gravy Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup paneer (cottage cheese) cubes
• 1 cup boiled mixed vegetables
• carrot
• 2 tbsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)
• 1 tbsp broken cashew nut (kaju)
• 2 tbsp oil
• 4 clove (laung / lavang)
• 1 1/4 cups milk (whole Buffalo, 6.5% fat)
• 2 tbsp fresh cream
• salt (namak) to taste
• a pinch of garam masala
• 1/2 cup roughly chopped onion
• 2 green chillies (hari mirchi), roughly chopped
• 12 mm (1/2") piece of ginger (adrak)
• 3 garlic (lehsun) cloves

Steps

1. Combine the poppy seeds, cashewnuts and ¼ cup of milk in a big bowl, mix well and allow it to soak for 30 minutes.
2. Once soaked, blend in a mixer to a smooth paste, add the milk, mix well and keep aside.
3. Heat the oil in a kadhai, add the cloves and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
4. Add the onion paste and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring continuously.
5. Add the mixed vegetables and paneer pieces and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
6. Meanwhile combine the poppy seed paste with the remaining 1 cup of milk, mix well and add it to the vegetables.
7. Add the salt, mix well add the fresh cream and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
8. Add the garam masala, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute.
9. Serve hot.