Ingredients

• 500 g - paneer
• 3 cups - tomato puree (diluted with 3 cups water)
• 1/2 cup - ghee
• 2 tbsp - onion paste (fried)
• 8 - green cardamoms (choti elaichi)
• 4 - black cardamoms (badi elaichi)
• 2 tsp - turmeric (haldi) powder
• 1 or 2 tsp - chilli powder - (dissolved in 1 cup water)
• 4 - cinnamon sticks
• 2 tsp - ginger powder
• 1 tsp - black cumin seeds (shah jeera)
• 2 tsp - dry mint
• garlic water

How to Make Sizzling Tamatar Paneer

• Fry the paneer till golden brown. Drop into a bowl of cold water when done.
• Leave in the water for about 10 mins. Then discard the water.
• In a pan, add the tomato puree, garlic water, green cardamoms, black cardamoms, cinnamon sticks, turmeric powder, ginger powder, onion paste, ghee and red chilli water.
• Cook till the mixture is of a sauce-like consistency with the ghee separating from the sauce.
• Add the fried paneer. Cook until well blended with the sauce.
• Add the dry mint, black cumin seeds and cook for another 5-10 mins.