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Directions

• Cut the paneer in cubes, sprinkle 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder and salt, mix well and keep aside for some time.
• Roughly chop the onion and grind it into a fine paste with garlic and ginger. Keep it aside. Also chop the tomatoes roughly and grind it to get fine puree. Keep it aside.
• Soak the dry fruits i.e. cashew nuts and dried coconut slices into hot water for 10 minutes. Grind them into a fine paste too adding little water.
• In a small bowl, take all the dry spices powder i.e. turmeric powder, kashmiri red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and add 4 tbsp of water to it. Mix well and keep it aside.
• Boil the frozen green peas for 5 minutes, drain the water and keep it aside.
• Heat a pan on medium heat, add 4 tbsp of oil and saute the marinated paneer cubes for just 2 minutes. Keep them aside.
• In the same pan, add some more oil. Let it heat and temper the oil with whole spices i.e. bay leaves, cardamom pods, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper and cumin seeds. Then add the onion-garlic-ginger paste and cook the paste till it releases oil. then add the tomato puree and saute till the tomatoes get cooked.
• To the cooked masala, add the soaked spices powder soaked in water. Cook for 5 minutes, then add the dry fruits paste i.e. cashew-coconut paste. Mix well and cook till the masala releases oil. Once the masala gets cooked, add the boiled green peas and cook in the masala for five minutes. Then add 1 cup of water and season with salt. Let the gravy come to a boil. Once the gravy comes to the boil, add the sauteed paneer cubes and cook till the gravy becomes thick.