Healthy Paneer

       Both of my boys love the Paneer curries made in Punjabi style. Now if you add loads of butter,oil,ghee,cashew nuts or almonds and cream, any gravy will turn out restaurant style and will taste good,isn't it?? But looking at it's high calorie contents I don't like to make these curries very often. So for a long time, I was trying to invent a recipe which will look and taste the way my children like but at the same time, will be low in calories. That 'Eureka' moment came a few days back when I made a gravy using literally whatever came out in my mind, and my children ate it happily. So today, I am sharing the same recipe for you all.

Ingredients and Recipe-
Paneer cubes-1cup
Red Onion- 1 finely chopped
Tomato -1 finely chopped
Ginger-garlic paste- 1tsp
Oats -2tbsp
Milk -1cup
Red chilly powder, salt, cumin and coriander powder,garam masala as per taste
Sugar-1 tsp
Kasoori Methi-1tsp
Oil-2 tbsp
Bay leaf 1

1)Heat oil in a pan and add a bay leaf. Then add ginger-garlic paste and sauté till it becomes golden brown.
2)Add finely chopped onion and sauté till it becomes translucent.
3)Now add finely chopped tomato and fry till it leaves the oil from the sides of the pan.
4)add all the spices,salt,oats and sugar, mix well and turn the heat off.
5)once this mixture has cooled down a bit, grind it to a purée and take it out in the same pan to heat.
6) add  a cup of milk to this purée and let it cook on low flame.
7)Oats give a nutty texture to this gravy like cashew nut or almond paste and milk substitutes the cream.
8) Add paneer cubes,mix well and turn the heat off.
9) Dry roast kasoori methi in the microwave for 20-30 sec, scrunch it and add it to the curry.
      Serve the curry with hot parathas or phoolkas!!