Adi's Delicious Birthday Dinner Delight!

Earlier this week my poor hubby and I called in sick and stayed home due to a nasty cold.  In the early afternoon, when we had napped all we could, the TV was turned on and we watched Rachel Ray's talk show.  She made an interesting dinner dish of chicken, poblano peppers and crema.  Considering what we had in the fridge and being vegetarian, we decided to make our spin on it. Knowing it would be a rich and delicious meal, we saved it for Adi's birthday dinner.

1 onion, coarsely chopped
3 mild peppers (1 pablano, 1 red, 1 green)
1-2 green chili peppers
1 large clove garlic
Cilantro
Paneer
Butter
Milk
2 T flour
Mexican Crema (cream or crem freisch)
Salt
Parmesan Cheese

In a food processor puree the raw onion, garlic, peppers, chili's and cilantro.  In a large oven proof pan heat some butter and cook the puree mix over low heat.  Add salt and and simmer.
In another pan, melt a large pat of butter, brown the paneer. When the paneer is browned remove from the pan and use the remaining butter to create a roux.  Whisk in the flour to the heated butter and cook the flour. When the flour is cooked, whisk in some milk.. As the roux thickens, add in some crema.

When the roux is complete, mix it into the onion and pepper gravy.  Stir and add salt as necessary.  Add in the paneer and stir. If desired, top with a little cheese and roast in the oven.

This dish is excellent when paired with yellow jeera rice.

Rice
Jeera
Shallot
Peas
Turmeric
Salt
Butter

Melt the butter and saute the shallot and jeera. Add in the raw rice grains and some turmeric, roast until you can smell the rice. Transfer into a rice cooker.  Add in some peas and water.  Cook and enjoy!