Tofu Makhani

Ingredients
Tofu - 100 gm

For marination
ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
coriander powder - 2 tsp
red chilli powder and salt as per taste
juice of half lemon


For gravy
cumin seed - 1 tsp
garlic - 2 to 3 flakes
ginger - 1 small piece
cloves - 3
cardamom - 1
cinnamon - 1 small piece
onion - 1 big
tomato - 1 big
coriander seed - 1 tbl.sp
red chilli - 2 to 3
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
roasted cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
yogurt - 1/4 cup
paste of 10 to 12 cashewnut soaked in water
kasuri methi - 1 tsp
cream - 1 to 2 tbl.sp
chopped coriander leaves

Method
Cut tofu into cubes and marinate it in the ingredients given for about half an hour.

Shallow fry this in oil and remove it.

In the same pan add oil and little butter and add cumin seed, when they splutter add chopped ginger and garlic and whole cardamom, cloves and cinnamon and  fry it for few seconds. Then add onions and cook till it becomes soft. Then add red chilli and coriander seeds and fry for few seconds. Add tomatoes and cook till soft. Off the flame and let it cool down. Blend it to a fine paste.

Remove the blended paste in the same pan, add yogurt, roasted cumin powder, turmeric powder, salt, paste of cashew nut and let it simmer on a low flame for 2 minutes.

Add fried tofu, mix it and then add crushed kasuri methi, cream and chipped coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice or roti.