Serves: 4
Total Calories: 2,182

8 ounces (1 recipe) Paneer Cheese or store-bought
4 cups (1 recipe) Butter-Cream Sauce with Fresh Tomatoes
1 1/2 tablespoons melted ghee
1 inch, piece peeled fresh ginger, cut into thin matchsticks
1 to 3 fresh green chili pepper, such as serrano, each split lengthwise in half, with or without seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup coarsely chopped shelled raw pistachio nut
1/4 cup , raw almonds, slivers
1 teaspoon ground dried fenugreek leaves
2 tablespoons heavy cream

1. Prepare the paneer cheese then cut into thick 1 1/20-inch squares. Prepare the cream sauce.

2. Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a large nonstick wok or saucepan over medium-high heat and cook the ginger and green chili peppers, stirring, until golden, about 2 minutes. Add the cumin seeds they should sizzle upon contact with the hot oil. Quickly add the raisins, pistachios, and almond slivers and stir until the raisins start to expand, about 1 minute. Remove everything to a bowl and reserve.

3. Add the remaining 1/2 tablespoon ghee to the pan and cook the paneer cheese pieces, stirring, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining 1/2 tablespoon ghee to the pan and cook the paneer cheese pieces, stirring, about 2 minutes. Add the cream sauce and fenugreek leaves and simmer about 10 minutes to blend the flavors. Transfer to a serving dish, swirl in the heavy cream, garnish with the raisin-nut mixture, and serve.

VARIATION: For a different presentation, cut the chunk of paneer cheese into 2 parts horizontally to make 2 large slabs. Simmer the slabs in the sauce about 10 minutes. Garnish with the raisin-nut mixture and serve.

From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 4
Total Calories: 2,182
Calories from Fat: 985

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