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Paneer Stuffed Tomatoes
Paneer Stuffed Tomatoes
Ingredients
For Stuffing
200gm. paneer
(homemade cottage cheese)
1 medium-sized boiled potato
1 medium sized onion
1/2 cup peas
a pinch of turmeric powder
garam masala
1/2 tsp jeera
2 tbsp oil
10 medium sized tomatoes
(the skin should be firm and not very thick.
they should be able to sit on their base without
toppling over)
1 tsp oil
1 tsp salt
Method
Cut the head of the tomatoes and gently scoop out the insides with
a spoon. Keep
the scooped out part of the tomatoes aside.Apply salt to the inside
surface of the
tomatoes and place it upside down on a flat surface so that all
the liquid drains out.
Slice the onion into thin long strips. Cut the chilies into small
pieces. Skin the potato
and crumble it along with the paneer into small pieces and keep
it aside.Cut the
coriander very fine and keep it aside. Heat the oil in a kadai or
wok and add jeera to
it.
Once the jeera has spluttered, add the chilies and the onions.Sprinkle
turmeric powder on
it and mix it well. Fry the onion till they are crisp and golden
brown. Now add the peas.
Once the peas is cooked, add the paneer and potato. Sprinkle desired
amount of salt and
chili powder and mix it well. Let the mixture cook for 3-4 minutes
and then add garam
masala powder.After a couple of minutes add the coriander leaves,
mix it well and remove
from the fire.Add nothing, just put the whistle on. keep in the
cooker over gas for exactly 2
minutes, no whistling at all. Remove it from the gas and keep aside
for further 3-4 minutes
and then open the cooker- take out the tomatoes and gravy in the
final vessel and sprinkle
coriander leaves and grated coconut.
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