shaahi paneer with gravy (royal cottage cheese gravy)

Shaahi paneer_ a royal dish with dry fruits.  .
its original .

500 gms. paneer (cottage cheese)
butter 3 tbsp.
5 onions
4 tomatoes 
10g Ginger
1 pod garlic 
4 green chillies
 2 cardamoms 
2 cinnamon stick
1 tsp shahi jeera(black cumin seeds)
1 cup   cashew  nut crushed

10-20 raisin
1/2 tsp. kashmiri red chilli powder
1/2 tsp. garam masala
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp cumin powder
2 tsp coriander powder
salt to taste
1/2 kg  milk 
2tbsp cream
Method:

Chop the paneer into 2" cubes. boil in water  for 5 minutes ,if not fresh.

grind onion,ginger,garlic,chilly,cinnamon, cardamom ,cumin seeds,10 raisin , to make a smooth paste with little water.grind tomato  and 1/2 cup cashew to make a smooth paste.

  Heat half butter in a non stick pan/wok. Add onion paste. Fry for 5-6 minutes.
Add tomato paste and cook for 7-8 minutes,stir occasionally .add powders.cook for 2-3 minutes.

add cream stir after 2 minutes add milk,cashew,raisin and paneer
add remaining butter, boil to get a very thick gravy. minimize  the flame for 5-8 min,.

enjoy.we enjoyed a lot.
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Mixed veg layered Rice

Ingredients
3 cups rice basmati
3 cups mixed vegetables chopped
(potato, onion,  ridge gourd, bottle gourd, french beans,pea,
carrots, cauliflower or capsicum as per choice)
21 tomato chopped
4 tbsp ghee
1 tsp dalchini (cinnamon-clove) powder
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp dhania powder
1 tsp jeera  powder
salt to taste
lemon juice to taste
1 tsp ginger-garlic grated or paste
4 tbsp curd
1 tsp black cumin seeds(shahi jeera)
1 tsp soya sauce
vinegar to taste
chopped cilantro leaves
Method
Boil rice till grains separate. Cool in a big plate. Heat ghee in a non sticky pan.
Add black cumin seeds, ginger-garlic paste and cinnamon/clove powder.
Fry for 2 minutes. Add all other masalas, and tomato, fry for another 2 minutes. Add all
vegetables fry for 2 minutes  . Add curd, cover and cook till vegetable are tender.
In a bowl  spread  half the rice.
Now transfer the vegetables onto the rice and spread evenly. Save 1 tbsp for topping.
Add the remaining rice and press down as before. Spread the tbsp. leftover
masala in the centre of the rice. Cover with foil.
Bake for 15 minutes before serving. Garnish with cilantro leaves ,soya sause and vinegar.
serve with raita