How to make paneer makhana curry?

Ingredients

2 cup Makhana

250 gms Cottage Cheese (Paneer) How to make paneer

4 Onion (Pyaj)

4 Tomato (Tamatar)

1 " long piece Ginger (Adrak)

4 - 5 cloves Garlic (Lasun)

1/2 cup Cream (Malai)

2 cup Milk

1 tsp Red Chily Powder (Lal Mirchi)

1/4 tsp Turmeric (Haldi)

1/2 tsp Dried Pudina Leaves

1 cup Cashewnut (Kaju)

1/2 tsp Garam Masala

1 tblsp Poppy seeds (Khuskhus)

Coriander Leaves (Dhania Patta)

4 tblsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)

Method

1. Heat ghee (clarified butter) in a pan and fry makhana in the ghee.

2. Cut cottage cheese and cashew-nut in small pieces.

3. Mince onion, tomato, garlic, ginger.

4. Soak poppy seeds in 1/4 cup of water. After 1 hour grind the soaked poppy seeds to a fine paste.

5. Chop coriander leaves very finely.

6. Heat ghee (clarified butter) in a pan.

7. Add onion, tomato, garlic, ginger paste and brown it, stirring continuously.

8. Add poppy seeds and fry for 2 minutes and then turn off the heat.

9. Add makhana, cottage cheese, cream , salt, red chili pepper, turmeric,dried mint leaves (pudina) leaves into this mixture.

10. Keep this mixture aside for half an hour. After half an hour put the pan on the heat and add milk.

11. When it comes to a boil add 3 cups of water. Simmer it till the makhana are completely done and soft.

12. Then add cashewnuts and garam masala. After 1 minute turn off the heat.

13. Transfer the mixture to a dish and garnish with coriander.

14. Serve it hot with nan, roti or parantha.