Veth Chaman

[swami]

Today I bring for you from Kashmir "Veth Chaman"


Ingredients

• 1 cup warm water
  
  1/4 tsp asafoetida
  
  7 Tbsp mustard oil
  
  500 gm paneer cubes
  
  
  For the garam masala:
  
  4-5 cloves
  
  1/2 Tbsp cumin seeds
  
  1/2 Tbsp black peppercorns
  
  1/2 Tbsp coriander seeds
  
  3 green cardamoms
  
  1 brown cardamom
  
  1 cinnamon
  
  1/4 Tbsp dry ginger powder
  
  
  For the paneer base:
  
  2 Tbsp mustard oil
  
  1/2 Tbsp cumin seeds
  
  1 cinnamon
  
  5-6 cloves
  
  1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  
  1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  
  1 1/2 Tbsp kashmiri chili powder
  
  2 tsp dry ginger powder
  
  2 Tbsp curd (whisked)
  
  1/2 cup milk
  
  Salt, to taste
  
  3 brown cardamom
  
  3 green cardamom
  
  3 tsp saunf powder
  
  1 1/2 tsp garam masala

Method

Boil the water and add asafoetida into it.

In a pan, fry paneer on both the sides with 7 Tbsp mustard oil.

Transfer fried paneer into the asafoetida hot water mix.


For the garam masala:

In a different pan, dry roast all the ingredients. Pound them in a mortar and pestle.


For the paneer base:

In a pan, add the mustard oil the paneer was shallow fried in plus 2 more Tbsp oil. Now add cumin seeds, cinnamon, cloves, turmeric powder, red chili powder, kashmiri chili powder, dry ginger powder. Mix them well. Add the hing water to de-glaze.

In the base mixture add curd, milk, brown cardamom, green cardamom, saunf powder. Mix them well.

Add the fried paneer into the base mixture and then add the powdered garam masala to it.

Mix the paneer and garam masala well.

Then cover it and let it simmer for a while.

Serve the veth chaman hot.


http://food.ndtv.com/recipe-veth-chaman-232962

[punkaj]

Little bit like paneer makhani, will try it.

[sarv_shaktimaan]

Funny .. sounds like a person's name.