Punjabi Recipe-Paneer Butter Masala

Ingredients for Paneer Butter Masala
• 250 gm Paneer
• 2 Onions (blanched and pureed)
• 2tbsp Butter
• 3 tbsp Tomato puree
• 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
• 2 tbsp Cashew nut paste
• 2 tbsp Kashmiri chili powder
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Garam masala
• 1 Cup Fresh cream

DIRECTION for Paneer Butter Masala

• Cut Paneer in cubes and fry. Soak them in warm water so that they become soft.
• Heat butter in a kadai and add the onion puree and sauté till they turn light brown in color. (This is also known as brown paste)
• Add Ginger garlic paste to the brown paste mixture and sauté for sometime.
• Then add the Kashmiri chili powder, coriander powder, cashew paste, tomato puree, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and salt and sauté for sometime.
• Add the soaked paneer cubes, little water and allow it to cook till the gravy becomes semi-solid.
• Finally garnish it with fresh cream.

Bengali Recipe-Rasa Malai or Cheese ball in milk

Ingredients for Rasa Malai
• 200 gms Cottage Cheese
• 2 cups Sugar
• 1 litre Milk
• 1 tsp Cardamom Powder
• 1 tsp Almonds (chopped)
• 1 tsp Pistachios (chopped)

DIRECTION for Rasa Malai
• Mix milk, cardamom powder and 1/2 cup sugar.
• Boil till gets reduced to its half.
• Make balls from cottage cheese and flatten them in centre.
• Prepare sugar syrup.
• Boil the syrup over medium heat.
• Put paneer balls in it and boil it for few minutes.
• Add paneer balls in the milk sugar mixture.
• Keep it for cooling.
• Garnish with almonds and pistachios.
• Ras Malai is ready to eat. Serve chilled.