Kadahi Paneer

Name: Kadahi Paneer
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Tb coriander seeds; 2-3 dry whole red chillies; 1 tsp jeera / cumin; 1 tsp saunf/fennel; 3-4 cloves/laung; 2 green cardamom; 5-6 black pepper corns; For Kadahi gravy-; 2 Tbsp+ 1 Tbsp ghee+oil; 1 tsp fenugreek/ methi seeds; 1 small onion finely chopped; 2 medium tomatoes chopped; 2 Tb tomato puree; 1 inch ginger chopped in jullienes; 1/4 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder; to taste Salt; 1 medium onion chopped into dices/cubes; 1 large green capsicum chopped into dices; 500 g malai paneer chopped into 1 inch dices; 1 Tb kasuri methi; 1 tsp garam masala; as required Green coriander for garnishing

Shuchi Jain @shuchi_191171

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Kadahi Paneer is a popular paneer recipe where paneer and bell peppers are cooked in a spicy masala.

It is one of the most popular paneer recipes. It’s there on the menu in almost all Indian restaurants. It's called Kadahi paneer as it's cooked in a heavy iron or brass Kadahi/wok. But nowadays you can make it in a pan. The main flavour of my recipe comes from a special ground kadahi masala and tadka.

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Kadahi Paneer is a popular paneer recipe where paneer and bell peppers are cooked in a spicy masala.

Shuchi Jain @shuchi_191171

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Kadahi Paneer is a popular paneer recipe where paneer and bell peppers are cooked in a spicy masala.

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Ingredients

For Kadahi masala-
1 Tbcoriander seeds
2-3dry whole red chillies
1 tspjeera / cumin
1 tspsaunf/fennel
3-4cloves/laung
2green cardamom
5-6black pepper corns
For Kadahi gravy-
2 Tbsp+ 1 Tbspghee+oil
1 tspfenugreek/ methi seeds
1small onion finely chopped
2medium tomatoes chopped
2 Tbtomato puree
1 inchginger chopped in jullienes
1/4 tspturmeric
1 tspKashmiri red chilli powder
to tasteSalt
Other ingredients-
1medium onion chopped into dices/cubes
1large green capsicum chopped into dices
500 gmalai paneer chopped into 1 inch dices
1 Tbkasuri methi
1 tspgaram masala
as requiredGreen coriander for garnishing

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Steps

1

To prepare Kadahi masala, dry roast all ingredients under Kadahi masala till slight fragrance is there. Cool and grind to a coarse powder or pound coarsely in a mortar and pestle.
2

To prepare Kadahi gravy. Heat the oil and ghee in a pan. Add methi Dana. Now add chopped onion and cook till transparent. Add tomatoes and tomato puree and salt and cook till gravy is soft and oil seperates.
3

Now add the ginger jullienes, haldi, Kashmiri red chilli powder and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Add water if required to make the gravy as semi liquid.
4

Heat 1 tsp ghee in a pan and saute onion dices and capsicum dices till slightly soft. Now add paneer and saute for a minute.
5

Now add the prepared gravy and the kadahi masala to it. Mix well and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add crushed kasuri methi and garam masala and mix well. Cook for a minute and serve garnished with coriander leaves and teaspoon of butter(optional).