Ingredients

• Cottage cheese (paneer)- 250 g
• Tomatoes, roughly chopped - 8-10
• Tamarind - 1/2 lemon-sized ball
• Ginger, roughly chopped - 2 " piece
• Garlic, crushed - 10-12 cloves
• Whole dry red chillies - 6-8
• Sesame oil (til oil) - 1 tbsp
• 1 tsp- Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp- Cumin seeds
• 1 tsp- Curry leaves
• 20- Cinnamon, 3 inch sticks
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 2 tsp
• Cumin powder - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste

How to Make Paneer Tamatar ki Sabji

• Cut paneer into 4 inch pieces.
• Soak tamarind in 1/2 cup warm water for 30 minutes.
• Extract the pulp, strain and set aside.
• Heat a pan and saute chopped tomatoes, ginger, crushed garlic and red chillies.
• Add 1/2 cup water and boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer until it reduces to half.
• Remove from heat.
• Now cool and sieve in a soup strainer.
• Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard and cumin seeds.
• Add curry leaves, cinnamon, turmeric powder, coriander powder and cumin powder.
• Stir-fry for 1 min.
• Add the strained tomato mixture. Let it boil.
• Add the tamarind pulp and salt.
• Reduce heat and the paneer.
• Simmer for 2- 3 minutes.
• Serve hot.