Easy-Breezy Methi Paneer/Chicken

This is the most quick and easy 'party' recipe that I have ever made. There is no real prep involved. And its as delicious as take-out, minus the 'hidden' ingredients that most commonly come along with your restaurant dish, even though you didn't pay for it :)

The great thing about this dish is that you could use this with chicken or paneer. You cant go wrong with this one! So here is what you need...

Ingredients:

400 gms cubed Paneer / boneless Grilled chicken
1 Cup Tomato Puree
3 Tbsp Butter
1 Tbsp minced garlic/ginger
a big handful crushed Fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) - it is Methi Paneer!!
Red chilli powder per your taste
2-3 Green Chillies slit
1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
1/2 cup Cream / Half and Half
Salt as per taste

Directions:

1. In a pan, melt the butter and add the minced ginger garlic, green chillies and Kasuri Methi.
2. Add the red chilli powder and the tomato puree and let it simmer for 4-5 minutes. Add salt.
3. Add the paneer pieces/ Grilled chicken pieces and the cream and cook for a minute.
4. Serve hot with Parantha's, naan or rice.

A few tips:

~Adding more cream will make it more creamy (duh!!).
~Same goes for adding more butter.
~You can fry the paneer cubes before adding them to the gravy if you like.
~To make it richer, you could soak and grind to a paste a half cup of cashews/almonds. Add them to the butter first to fry up the paste to remove the 'raw' taste.
~ Add more methi for a stronger methi flavor

Bon Appetit!