Akbhari Paneer

INGREDIENTS:

For Paneer Cubes :

Paneer Blocks - 10 cubes 
Kova - 1 cup
Maida - 2 tbsp to make a paste with water

For the Gravy :

Tomatoes - 4 
Cashesw Nut - handful
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 2tsp
Coriander Powder - 3 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Curd - 2 tbsp

Oil - to deep fry the maida dipped Paneer.

PREPARATION:

Making of Kova :

  Take 2 cups of milk in a heavy bottomed pan and in slow flame , keep stirring it for 15 to 20 minutes continuosly without getting browned.
 It crumbles itself to Kova. It is light;y sweet natured even without adding salt or sugar. Use it for stuffing.

Making of the paneer :

1.  Use the Readymade paneer or use home made Paneer .
2. Cut the paneer into thin square slices , take 1 cover it with a  tsp kova (stuffing) and close it with another thin block of paneer. Do the same for all the 10 cubes of paneer.
3. Make a mix of maida and water and form a paste.
4. Now Dip the stuffed paneer in maida paste and then fry them in oil and keep aside.

Below is the picture of the stuffed paneer with kova.

And a close look of a Fried Paneer :

Making of the Gravy :

1. Grind the tomatoes along with the cashew nuts and keep aside.
2. In a pan, pour little oil and temper with the cumin seeds, then pour in the grind mixture.
3. Add chilli powder, coriander powder and the garam masala and let the mixture boil in medium flame until raw smell goes off.
4. Keep cooking stirring occasionally until the oil floats on surface of the masala.
5. Now it is ready , take a paneer fried cube and pour the gravy over and enjoy.

If you prefer soaked in paneer , you can put them into the gravy and relish either way :)