When in comes to Continental cooking I cannot think of Paneer {Cottage Cheese} dishes to make - I would rather make non veg. This was put together for a client, some time back, and now I find I do get a lot of requests for this.
Its a simple dish made with Green Mint Chutney stuffed into Paneer chunks and topped with a spicy tomato salsa. Not much cooking required.
For the Mint Chutney I use mint leaves, corriander leaves, raw mango, green chillies, salt, sugar.
Put everything in a blender and churn to make a thick paste.
Add some lemon juice to avoid discoloration.
To make the salsa, roast the tomatoes on an open flame, charring the skin. Rub off the skin - Do not wash - and chop half tomatoes and puree half
Saute 1/2 chopped onion, 2 cloves of chopped garlic & some green chillies in hot oil to soften the onion.
Add the chopped + pureed tomatoes and cook this semi dry. Season with salt. pepper, chilli flakes, chopped basil and a little oregano.
Add in 1 tsp vinegar.
Keep aside to cool and for flavours to come together.
Cut the paneer into thick slices, then cut these into triangles. Slit the triangles halfway to create a small opening. Fill this with the green mint chutney
Layer the paneer in a dish and top with the Salsa. Serve at room temp.
