Shahi Paneer by Anu Sriram

This is a quick and easy to make side dish. No veggies in stock?? Don't worry! Make this rich and flavourful side dish to go with rotis, naan or pulao.
Making Paneer at home is very easy and here is the recipe in my blog on how to make it....
http://chandrabhaga.blogspot.com/2009/06/punjabi-thali_10.html
Coming to the recipe for this month's contest, This is Shahi Paneer. The recipe is given below.

Ingredients:

Onion - 1 big (or 2 medium), finely chopped
Tomato - 1, chopped
Paneer cubes - 1 cup
Tomato puree - 1 cup
Kasuri methi - 2 tsp
Cashews - 1/4 cup
Ginger-Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Red chillies - 2 or 3
Corriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Oil - as required
Butter - 1 tbsp
Salt - as required

How to make it:

Heat little oil in a pan, add half of the chopped onions, red chillies and cashews and fry for a while. Switch off the flame. Add kasuri methi and let it cool. Grind into a fine paste. Heat oil and butter in a pan, add cumin and when it sizzles add onions and ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw smell goes. Add tomatoes and cook until it becomes soft. Add the ground paste, corriander powder, turmeric powder, Garam masala, tomato puree, 1/2 cup water (if required) and salt. Cook on low flame until the oil separates. Add shallow fried paneer cubes. Garnish with corriander leaves. Serve hot!