Niramish Paneer

Name: Niramish Paneer
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 100 grams Paneer; 1 capsicum, chopped; 2-3 Tomatoes; 1 Green Chilli, chopped; 2-3 Peppercorns; 1-2 Cloves; 1-2 Mace laces; 1 peice Cinnamon stick; 1 peice Ginger; 1-2 Bay Leaves; 1 Dry Red Chilli; 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds; 1 tablespoon Sesame Seeds; 2 tablespoons Cashews; 1 teaspoon Salt (as per taste); 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder; 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder; 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida; 1/2 teaspoon Coriander powder; 1 tablespoon Oil; Spring onions/Coriander to garnish

Kalpna @cook_111394930

Hyderabad, Telangana

Niramish Paneer is a pure veg paneer curry usually prepared with tomato puree, whole spices and yogurt making it creamy and aromatic. It's a Bengali dish where 'niramish' means vegetarian without onion or garlic. Often cooked in ghee that can be enjoyed with luchi (Bengali poori), paranthas or steamed Rice. It is an ideal choice for festivals or special occasions when you want to avoid onion or garlic or use soy paneer. For that creamy rich gravy, cashews and melon seeds are used but I chose Sesame seeds along with cashew nuts. It came out nice but I realised I made it bit spicy which is not required to prepare this recipe. May be because of having spices after a break when you love to have it like there is no tomorrow😅
Its a simple flavourful recipe, worth to try and a new addition to paneer (cottage cheese)recipes.
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Kalpna @cook_111394930

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2 servings

100 gramsPaneer
1capsicum, chopped
2-3Tomatoes
1Green Chilli, chopped
2-3Peppercorns
1-2Cloves
1-2Mace laces
1peice Cinnamon stick
1peice Ginger
1-2Bay Leaves
1Dry Red Chilli
1 teaspoonCumin seeds
1 tablespoonSesame Seeds
2 tablespoonsCashews
1 teaspoonSalt (as per taste)
1/2 teaspoonTurmeric powder
1/2 teaspoonRed Chilli powder
1/4 teaspoonAsafoetida
1/2 teaspoonCoriander powder
1 tablespoonOil
Spring onions/Coriander to garnish

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Take all ingredients together to make Niramish Paneer. First, dry roast all the spices and keep aside to cool down.
2

Grind chopped tomatoes, green chillies, ginger, cashews and roasted spices to make puree.
3

Now, heat oil in a pan and fry paneer till they turn golden brown. Keep aside. In the same pan, crackle cumin seeds, bay leaf and asafoetida. Then pour the tomato puree.
4

Cook for 5-7 minutes. Then add spices, salt, paneer and capsicum. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
5

Then, add 1 tablespoon of cream Again cook for 2-3 minutes and it is ready to enjoy with roti, parantha or rice.
6

Garnish with coriander or spring onion.

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Kalpna @cook_111394930

on August 23, 2025 07:59

Hyderabad, Telangana

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