PALKATTI PARIPPU CURRY (cottage cheese)

Ingredients:

1. 1/2 tsp turmeric (haldi) powder
2. 200 gms Palkatti (cottage cheese)
3. 2 tblsp red chili powder 
4. salt  to taste
5. 1tblsp. lemon juice
6. 5 tblsp ghee
7. 100 gms chana dal
8. 2 tsp sugar (cheeni)
9. spices:
10. 3 black papers (kali mirch danna)
11. 3 clove (laung)
12. 2 cinnamon (dalchini) 
13. 2 black cardamom (elaichi moti)
14. 2 bay leaves (tej patta)

Method:

• Roast all ingredients for masala in 1/2 tsp oil and grind to make the powder.
• Soak chana dal for 3-4 hours in water.
• Cut Palkatti (paneer) into pieces and fry in ghee.
• In a pot melt ghee and mix in masala powder.
• After 2 minutes mix in the chana dal, salt, red chili powder and turmeric powder.
• Add a little water and stir fry on medium heat.
• When the dal is cooked, mix in sugar and lemon juice and stir.
• Mix paneer pieces and serve warm.