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Ingredients:

5 tsp Coriander seeds

2 Red chillies (whole)

250gm Indian Cottage cheese
1 Green peppers
1 tsp Kasoori methi
6 to 7 Garlic
5-7 tsp oil
1 tsp Red chilli powder
½ tsp Turmeric powder
6 Tomatoes
½ tsp Salt to taste
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

Blend two whole red chillies and 3 teaspoons of coriander seeds until you get a coarse powder.Put 3 tbsp of oil into a frying pan to heat over a hot flame. Add the coarse powder to the frying pan. Stir, turn down to a low heat, and leave to fry for about 3 minutes.Add the finely chopped garlic to the frying pan and fry until they are golden.After that add finely chopped tomatoes to the pan. Turn the flame up to a medium heat and cook for a further 2 minutes, stirring occasionally in a closed pan.Add 1 level tsp of red chilli powder, salt and 1/2 a tsp of turmeric powder, and stir. cover it , and leave for about 10 minutes until the tomatoes are mashed up.Now tomato sauce is ready.Keep it aside. Now take another pan.Add about 1 and 1/2 tbsp of oil in the frying pan, over a medium heat. Now, add 2 tsp of coriander seeds. The seeds will start to crackle, and pop. When this happens, add the paneer cheese. Fry for about 2 minutes until a little bit golden. Then add the chopped peppers. stir for about 1 minute.Once they are cooked add the tomato sauce which we had made already. Add some water if the gravy is thick.Add a large pinch of Kasoori Methi to it and garnish with chopped cilantro.