Really Good Vegetarian Cheese And Baby Corn Balchao

Submitted by Charishma_Ramchandani

"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: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 16
• 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!