Achari Paneer Recipe -Spicy Pickled Paneer Gravy

Paneer is one of those food items which is loved by almost everyone. You will find many Paneer dishes are on the menu of every North Indian Restaurants and one of them is Achari Paneer. This dish is made with Paneer and it is cooked with pickled Onion and Tomato gravy. It is easy to prepare and tastes delicious. Course : Lunch Ingridients : 200 grams Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese) 1 tablespoon Oil To Be ground to paste 2 Onion , chopped 3 cloves Garlic 1 inch Ginger 2 tablespoons Pachranga Pickle , with masala 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf) Spice 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi) 1/2 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania) 1/2 teaspoon Garam masala powder Water , as required 1-1/2 cups Homemade tomato puree 1 teaspoon Honey Salt , to taste 1/4 cup Fresh cream 1/4 tablespoon Kasuri Methi (Dried Fenugreek Leaves) Instructions To begin making the Achari Paneer recipe, grind all the ingredients to be ground into a paste - onion, ginger, garlic, pachranga pickle and fennel seeds.Heat oil in a pan; add the ground paste and saute until the raw smell goes away and the oil starts separating. This will take about 3 to 4 minutes.Add the red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and garam masala and saute into the masala. Stir in the tomato puree, salt, honey and cream. Give it a brisk boil.Finally stir in the paneer into the achari masala.You can add a little water if needed according to your preference and simmer the achari paneer masala for about 4 to 5 minutes so the flavors get combined well into the masala. Once done, garnish Achari Paneer with Kasuri Methi leaves, check the taste and adjust the salt and spices accordingly and serve.Serve Achari Paneer with Whole Wheat Lachha Paratha or Jeera Rice ,Lauki Raita and Apple Mawa Kheer for a weekend lunch.