Quzar E Pukhtan Recipe

Quzar E Pukhtan

Cottage cheese cubes in spicy tomato puree. It’s another version of shahi paneer. Originated in india by a Turkish chef.

Serves – 4

Ingredients

1 lbs Cottage cheese

½ lb chopped tomato

1 tsp black cumin seed

4 oz butter

½ tsp cardamom powder

1 tsp coriander powder

2 tsp coriander leaves chopped

1 tsp gram masala

1 ½ garlic paste

1 ½ ginger paste

1 pinch mace powder

4 oz processed cheese, grated

2 tsp red chilli powder (Kashmiri mirch)

Salt

Method

Put the tomatoes in a pan with very little water and cook till they are well mashed. 

Add salt, red chilli, ginger and garlic paste. 

Cook for 10 minutes then remove from the fire, cool and push through a strainer.

Melt butter in a pan and Sauté paneer. 

Add black cumin and after it crackles add the tomato extract over the paneer.

Sprinkle the garam masala, coriander powder and mace powder.

Add grated processed cheese. Bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes on a slow fire.

Garnish with chopped coriander and cardamom powder and cream. 

Serve with naan.