Paneer

S and J are leaving to return to J's home country of Finland, so we decided to have a proper "leaving-do," as they call a farewell party here.  We all brought food and given that of the fifteen of us there, we represented at least eleven countries, our food was very diverse.  I asked my housemate's help, and together, we made paneer for my contribution :)

Paneer is a type of cheese used in lots of yummy Indian food.  Here's how to make paneer in a korma sauce:

1) As all good food requires, start with some onion and garlic :)

2) Chop it up into little bits

3) Saute the garlic and onion with some olive oil

4) Now comes the paneer!  Around here, you can usually buy it in cubes, which is good, because that's how we want it!  Add it to the onions and garlic, stirring it around until the edges of the paneer cubes are starting to get a hint of brown.

5) I don't have a picture of this step, but add your korma sauce.  I admit, I cheated here, because jars of Indian sauces are as common here as spaghetti sauce!  So in my case, I added the korma sauce from a jar and stirred it in with the paneer in the pan.

6) Add some mixed veggies.  Frozen is prefectly fine.  I like peas, carrots, cauliflower and broccoli.

7) Once everything is stirred together, cover the pan and let it simmer for a while to be nice and hot when you eat it!  I like it over boiled basmati rice, with chapatis on the side :)

8) Enjoy :)  There was no trace of this left once the party was over :)