Cheese And Baby Corn Balchao

This recipe is from the famous Indian chef, Sanjeev Kapoor. He says,"Here is an interesting amalgamation of protein-rich cottage cheese with the goodness of corn, onions and tomatoes, which makes an ideal luncheon dish".

SERVES 8

Ingredients

* 1/2 kg cottage cheese (paneer)
* 7-8 baby corn
* 2 medium onions
* 2 medium tomatoes
* 10-12 red chilies (whole)
* 8-10 cloves garlic
* 1 inch ginger
* 1 teaspoon cumin seed
* 7-8 cloves
* 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
* 1 inch cinnamon stick
* 1/2 cup malt vinegar
* 2 tablespoons oil
* 3/4 cup tomato puree, fresh
* 2 tablespoons sugar
* salt

Directions
1.Boil baby corn, drain and cut into small pieces.
2.Cut paneer into diamond-shaped pieces.
3.Peel, wash and chop onions.
4.Wash and chop tomatoes.
5.Grind together the red chillies, ginger, garlic, cumin, cloves, mustard seeds, cinnamon and salt with a quarter cup of malt vinegar to a fine paste.
6.Then, heat oil in a pan.
7.Add onions.
8.Saute till light brown.
9.Add tomatoes.
10.Mix well.
11.Cook for 5 minutes, stirring well.
12.Add baby corn, tomato puree and the ground masala.
13.Saute for a few minutes.
14.Add salt, a little water and sugar.
15.Cook for 4 minutes.
16.Stir in paneer pieces very carefully.
17.Add the remaining malt vinegar.
18.Stir well.
19.Serve hot with rotis or bread or naan or paratha or kulcha!