Really Good Vegetarian Cheese And Baby Corn Balchao

From today's Young Times magazine. This recipe is from the famous Indian chef, Sanjeev Kapoor. He says and I quote, "Here is an interesting amalgamation of protein-rich cottage cheese with the goodness of corn, onions and tomatoes, which makes an ideal luncheon dish".

• Ready In: 1 hr 45 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 kg cottage cheese (paneer)
• 7 -8  baby corn
• 2  medium onions
• 2  medium tomatoes
• 10 -12  red chilies (whole)
• 8 -10  cloves garlic
• 1  inch ginger
• 1  teaspoon cumin seed
• 7 -8  cloves
• 1  teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1  inch cinnamon stick
• 1⁄2 cup malt vinegar
• 2  tablespoons  oil
• 3⁄4 cup tomato puree, fresh
• 2  tablespoons sugar
•  salt

Directions

1. Boil babycorn, drain and cut into small pieces.
2. Cut paneer into diamond-shaped pieces.
3. Peel, wash and chop onions.
4. Wash and chop tomatoes.
5. Grind together the red chillies, ginger, garlic, cumin, cloves, mustard seeds, cinnamon and salt with a quarter cup of malt vinegar to a fine paste.
6. Then, heat oil in a pan.
7. Add onions.
8. Saute till light brown.
9. Add tomatoes.
10. Mix well.
11. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring well.
12. Add baby corn, tomato puree and the ground masala.
13. Saute for a few minutes.
14. Add salt, a little water and sugar.
15. Cook for 4 minutes.
16. Stir in panner pieces very carefully.
17. Add the remaining malt vinegar.
18. Stir well.
19. Serve hot with rotis or bread or naan or paratha or kulcha!