Paneer Ghugni

Cuisine- Bengali
Servings- 4

Ingredients:-

• Yellow pea (Ghugnir Dal), 1 and 1/2 cup
• Paneer, 100 gm, cut into cubes and toss them in a pan with few drops of oil until both sides are golden brown
• Onion, 1 large
• Garlic cloves, 8
• Ginger, 1 and 1/2"
• Tomato
• Green chili, 4
• Tomato chopped, 1/4 cup
• Coriander powder, 3 tsp
• Cumin powder, 3 tsp
• Garam masala powder, 1 and 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder, 1 tsp
• Tomato puree, 2 tbsp
• Bay leaf, 1
• Cinnamon stick, 1/2"
• Cardamom, 2
• Mustard oil, 5 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar, 1 tsp
• Lime juice, 1 tbsp
• Ghee, 1/2 tbsp

Method:

1.Wash and then soak yellow pea overnight or 6 hours. In a pressure cooker add 2 cups of water, 1 tsp salt and the dal. Lock and let the whistle arise upto 4 times and pressure cook on low flame for 5 minutes. Now turn off the flame and let the pressure release.

2. Now empty dal in a sieve. Strain excess water. You can use the water in remaining process of cooking.

3.Chop onion and slit green chilies from middle.. Paste garlic and ginger.In a pan heat mustard oil. Temper with cinnamon, cardamom and bay leaf. Add chopped onion, season with salt and saute till they turn transparent. Add chopped tomato and cook until mushy. Add ginger garlic paste, green chilies and cook for a minute. Add cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, turmeric powder. Add 2 tbsp water and cook until oil separates from spices.

4.Add tomato puree and combine. Now add the dal, salt to taste and sugar;combine well. Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 4-5 minutes on lower flame.

Note: You already added salt while cooking dal. So balance the quantity accordingly while you add it later.

5.Remove the lid. Add lukewarm water and the paneer cubes. Cook until the dal thickens. Turn off the flame. In a spoon mix ghee and a pinch of garam masala powder. Mix in the dal. Sprinkle 1 finely chopped green chili, lemon juice and cover for 2 minutes so that the aroma of ghee infuses in the dal.

6. Transfer to the serving bowl and serve warm.

Serving suggestion- Serve warm with chopped onion, tomato and green chili on tomato. Also drizzle with few drops of lemon juice. Serve with bread, luchi. It can also be served as snack.

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