Pudina Paneer - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 -6 sprigs fresh mint leaves
250 g cottage cheese (paneer, 1/2 inch triangles)
1 tablespoon oil
2 black cardamom pods
4 green cardamoms
6 cloves
8 black peppercorns
1 inch cinnamon stick
3 -4 green chilies (broken)
2 medium sized onions (grated)
2 tablespoons poppy seed paste (khuskhus)
salt
2 tablespoons fresh cream

Preparation

Heat oil in a pan.
Add black cardamoms, green cardamoms, cloves, black peppercorns and cinnamon and saute.
Add broken green chillies, grated onions and continue to saute till the onions brown lightly.
Tie up the mint sprigs together and add to the pan.
Bruise the leaves lightly, add one and a half cups of water and mix.
Add poppy seed paste and mix. Add salt and bring the gravy to a boil.
Let it simmer for three to four minutes.
Take the mint sprigs out and add the paneer triangles.
Mix with a light hand and cook for three to four minutes or till the paneer triangles are heated through.
Add fresh cream and take it off the heat.Serve hot.