Monday, November 29, 2010

SANDWICHED MALAI PANEER

300 gm - paneer
200 gm - spinach
1 small- cauliflower
1 green- chilly
1/2 tsp- cinnamon powder
1 tsp - garam masala
salt to taste


For gravy :

100 ml - coconut milk
1tsp - cornflour
2tsp - ghee

For tempering:

1 tsp - oil
1/2 - mustard seeds
a small bunch of curry leaves..

Method:

Slick the paneer pieces into 1/4 th  thick and 2 " long pieces.. sprinkle the garam masala on these pieces and keep it aside for 10 mins..

For paneer filling :

Cut the spinach and the cauliflower into small pieces
Boil in salted water and drain out the excess water and cool
Puree the spinach ,chilly and grind the cauliflower into a fine paste .
Mix in the salt and cinnamon powder, spread this paste on one of the paneer pieces and cover with another piece.make sandwiches of all the paneer pieces..

For gravy:

Mix the cornflour with the coconut milk
Heat the ghee and add the coconut milk mixture and 1/2 cup of water and salt to taste..
Bring the gravy to the boil and place the sandwiched paneer pieces in the gravy and simmer for 2 mins.
Carefully transfer to a serving bowl.

For tempering :

Heat the oil  and add the mustard seeds and the curry leaves and allow to sizzle ..
Garnish the prepared paneer with the tempering..

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