paneer & spring onions

Name: paneer & spring onions
Ingredients: 250 grams paneer(fresh or frozen); 1/2 tbsp salted butter; 1 tsp olive oil; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 dash dried thyme; 1 dash garam masala; 3 medium (or 2 large)fresh red chillies(can remove seeds if u want it milder); 1 ginger(an inch about peeled); 6 clove garlic; 1 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp crushed black pepper; 1/2 lemon(juiced); 3/4 tbsp olive oil; 1 small cinamon stick; 2 spring onions(only greens chopped); 2 onions(cut in thick slices); 2 tomatoes(diced); 3 spring onions(both white & green parts sliced plus the white part of the other two spring onions)

18 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

250 grams paneer(fresh or frozen)
1/2 tbsp salted butter
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 dash dried thyme
1 dash garam masala
3 medium (or 2 large)fresh red chillies(can remove seeds if u want it milder)
1 ginger(an inch about peeled)
6 clove garlic
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp crushed black pepper
1/2 lemon(juiced)
3/4 tbsp olive oil
1 small cinamon stick
2 spring onions(only greens chopped)
2 onions(cut in thick slices)
2 tomatoes(diced)
3 spring onions(both white & green parts sliced plus the white part of the other two spring onions)

Directions

1

cut the paneer into medium diamond shaped pieces; if using frozen paneer then thaw it properly before cutting
2

grind all the dry ingredients for marinate into a coarse paste in a food processor or a mortar & pestle(I used the mortar & pestle gives a good coarse paste)
3

in a bowl add the paste, the oil, lemon juice & spring onions & mix well
4

add paneer pieces to this mix, mix well & let it marinate for half an hour
5

when the paneer is marinated clean the paneer of the marinate as much as u can without washing it.
6

reserve 1 teaspoon of the marinate & discard rest
7

heat a saucepan.add the olive oil,butter.dont let butter brown
8

add the onions,& the whites of the spring onions
9

saute till the onion becomes translucent,add the turmeric,thyme ,garam masala and the reserved marinate .add the tomatoes,cook for 2 minutes & toss well
10

add the greens of the spring onions,toss well.cook uncovered for 5 minutes
11

now add the paneer.toss well and cook again for 5 more minutes on medium heat
12

mix well and let it cook for 2 more minutes on low heat
13

remove in a plate & serve garnished with spring onion greens