SWEET CORN PANEER MASALA

This is a rich and tasty side dish goes well with roti and chappathi. All the kids will love to have sweet corn and paneer, and also it looks very colourful and tastes rich. So no doubt, it will be a successfull dish for you to serve your family.

Ingredients:

1. Sweet corn kernels - from 1 full cob or 3/4 cup
2. Fresh paneer - 1/2 cup (crumbled)
3. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
4. Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp or 2 pinch
5.  Red chilli powder - 2 tsp ( less or more as required)
6. Butter - 2 tsp for cooking
7. Oil - for cooking

To grind:

1. mint leaves - 1 handful
2. Coriander leaves - 1 handful
3. tomato - 2
4. Onion - 1

Seasoning:

1. Cloves - 2
2. Cinamon stick - 1 small piece

Method:

1. Clean and wash fresh mint and coriander leaves and keep it aside.
2. Chop tomatoes and onion. Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onions and tomatoes, fry for 2 minutes. Add chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves to the fried onion, tomato mixture. Saute for 2 more minutes.

3. Once the fried items comes to room temperature, grind it to a fine paste and keep it aside.

4. Heat a tsp of oil and a 2 tsp of butter to the pan.  Once they got heated, add cloves and cinamon stic. Once they got roasted, add the grind paste and keep frying without leaving hands to avoid sticking. Its better if you do it in the non-stick pan.  Add red chilli powder, a pinch of garam masala powder and salt. Fry for a minute.

5. Now add the fresh sweet corn kernels (make sure it is not dry. If it is so,  soften it by boiling it in hot water before adding it to the gravy). Keep frying for 2-3 minutes. Add 1 cup of water to the gravy.

6. Allow to boil for few minutes. Add the crumbled paneer to the gravy. If it is required you can add few water to the gravy.  Allow to boil the gravy for 3-4 minutes.

7. Once the gravy got ready, transfer it to a serving bowl and serve it.