Vegetable Makhanwala

Such a delightful dish again frm the Khazana of Sanjeev kapoor... He has been such a wonderful chef; got lots of recipes in his site that i've always been following his one or the other recipes. This one is so easy & gt a royal taste;contains 8 different types of vegetables & paneer as well...I loved the combination of these vegetables with paneer...u may omit 1 or 2 vegetables; it won't affect the recipe much..You can use the frozen mixed vegetables also.

Ingredients:

Vegetables:
Cauliflower, cut into florets 1/2 medium
Green peas shelled 1/2 cup
French beans, chopped  4
Carrots chopped 2 medium
Baby potatoes,peeled   4
Button Mushrooms   8
Capsicum ,chopped   1 medium
Corn corb, thinly sliced 1 medium

Other ingredients:

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves  4-5
Butter  3 1/2 tbsp
Oil 2 tbsp
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
Garlic chopped 5- 6 cloves
Kalonji /Onion seeds/ karinjeerakam 1/8tsp
Whole dried red chillies ,broken 4
Red chilli paste 1/2 tsp
Tomato ketchup 1 tbsp
Tomato puree(boiled)  1 cup
Paneer/ cottage cheese 100gms
Fresh cream 1/2 cup
Kasoori Methi 1 tbsp
Fresh coriander leaves -a few sprigs
Cashewnuts ,crushed 10
Almonds ,crushed 10

Method

Boil cauliflower florets with a pinch of turmeric powder. Drain and keep aside.


Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds and chopped garlic. As they begin to change colour, add green peas, French beans, carrots, corn, potatoes and curry leaves. You can use frozen mixed vegetables also..


When these are half done add  capsicum and mushrooms. 


Sprinkle kalonji and salt to taste. Cover and cook on low heat. 


When vegetables are done add broken red chillies, fresh red chilli paste and tomato ketchup. Stir well. 


Add boiled tomato puree,cauliflower  and paneer cubes and sauté for a minute. 


Add fresh cream and sprinkle crushed kasoori methi. Stir in butter. 


Serve hot sprinkled with coriander leaves and coarsely crushed cashewnuts and almonds.