Paneer in White Sauce / Paneer in white gravy

There are so many paneer side dishes out there and this one is a delicious addition… I made this one to serve along with roti and it tasted so yummy… I generally love recipes which do not need much chopping as I am little slow in chopping.. Since most of the items in this are grinded, you do not have to worry about chopping them perfectly… so it is one of my favorite recipes.. This Paneer in white sauce is a rich and creamy side dish..

Ingredients

Onion - 2
Paneer - 1 cup (Chopped into 1/2 inch cubes)
Garlic - 8
Ginger - 1 tea spoon (grated)
Salt - 1 1/4 tea spoon
Sugar - 1/2 tea spoon
Green Chili - 1 1/2
Bay Leaves - 1
Cloves - 6
Cinnamon Stick - 1 inch piece
Coconut - 1/4 cup (grated)
Poppy Seeds - 1 1/2 table spoons
Lotus Seeds / Makhana - 15
Cardamom - 2
Fennel Seeds - 1 tea spoon
Ghee - 1 table spoon
Oil - 2 table spoons
Cashew - 15 + 10
Milk - 1 cup

Method

Grind together onions, garlic, ginger and green chili to a paste and set aside
Grind together 15 pieces of cashew, lotus seeds, poppy seeds, cardamom, fennel seeds, coconut to a paste and set aside
Heat a tawa and add 1 tea spoon oil and smear it fully. Sauté the paneer until golden and set aside.
Heat oil and ghee in a pan and add cashew and once little golden, add cloves, bay leaves, cinnamon stick
Add the onions paste and the cashew paste and stir on low heat and add 1/2 water and bring it to a boil. Now add 1 cup milk and allow it to cook on simmer for 5 minutes
Add the paneer pieces and cook for another 4 to 5 minutes and add more milk to bring it to desired consistency
Garnish with coriander leaves and remove from heat and serve hot!!

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