Aloo Paneer Green Curry

Serving: 2-3 persons

Ingredients

1. Garlic -50gms
2. Ginger-25gms
3. Fresh coriander leaves-50gms
4. Fresh mint leaves-50gms
5. Handful of curry leaves
6. Fresh long green chilies -3 to 4
7. White onions 2
8. Tomato - 1
9. Potato cut medium size- 1
10. Paneer cubes- 250 grams
11. Coconut powder - 60ml
12. Bay leaves -3 to 4
13. Cloves- 3 to 4
14. Whole black pepper - 5 to 6
15. Turmeric powder - Half a teaspoon
16. Vegetable oil - 1tablespoon
17. Salt to taste

Method:

• Take a sauce pan add a 2 teaspoons of oil and once the pan gets hot add ginger garlic, chopped onions let it turn brown a little then add, chopped tomato, coriander, mint leaves, curry leaves and green chilies for 5 minutes until they all are cooked
• In a food processor,make the green curry paste as follows : Grind together the cooked garlic,ginger, coriander, mint leaves ,green chilies, tomato and onion with a dash of water till you get a smooth paste.
• Heat oil in a pan,add bay leaves,cloves, crushed whole black pepper, stir for just half a minute. Then add the green curry paste,saute it for about 1minute.
• Mix one pint of warm water with the dessicated coconut powder in a separate bowl,stir till no lumps remain,and pour this into the pan.(Leave a tablespoon cocnut cream aside for garnishing)Stir till you get a smooth,even,green consistency for a minute
• Add boiled potato cubes and paneer cubes,stir slightly ,cover and cook on medium heat for 30minutes with occasional stirring
• Garnish with coriander leaf. Serve hot with rice or chappathis