Kadhai Paneer

Name: Kadhai Paneer
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gms fresh paneer; 2 medium onions chopped; 2 tomatoes chopped; 1 onion cubed and petals disintegrated; 1 medium green capsicum deseeded and cut into 1 inch cubes; 1 medium tomato deseeded and cubed into 1 inch pieces; 1.5 tsp ginger garlic paste; 5-6 garlic cloves minced; 3 green chillies slit; 7-8 cashewnuts; 1 tsp kasoori methi; 1 tbsp Shaan Kadhai Masala; 1 tbsp thick malai or cream + for drizzling; 3 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp clarified butter; 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; 1 tbsp coriander chopped; To taste salt; 1 inch ginger juliennes for garnishing

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Kadai Paneer is a popular North Indian dhaba style Indian cottage cheese recipe in which paneer,capsicum,onion and tomatoes are cooked in a gravy made using store bought or freshly ground kadhai masala.It is called Kadhai Paneer as this flavourful dish is cooked in a kadhai ,a special wok popular in every Indian kitchen.Kadhai Masala is made with fresh roasted and coarsely ground coriander seeds,red chillies,cardamoms,cinnamon,cloves and fennel seeds.However, store bought Kadhai Masala can also be used.This delicious Kadai Paneer gravy pairs very well as a side dish with roti, paratha,butter naan,or any Indian flatbread and also with jeera rice or pulao.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

200 gmsfresh paneer
2medium onions chopped
2tomatoes chopped
1onion cubed and petals disintegrated
1medium green capsicum deseeded and cut into 1 inch cubes
1medium tomato deseeded and cubed into 1 inch pieces
1.5 tspginger garlic paste
5-6garlic cloves minced
3green chillies slit
7-8cashewnuts
1 tspkasoori methi
1 tbspShaan Kadhai Masala
1 tbspthick malai or cream + for drizzling
3 tbspoil
1 tbspclarified butter
1 tspKashmiri Red Chilli powder
1/2 tspgaram masala powder
1 tbspcoriander chopped
To taste salt
1 inchginger juliennes for garnishing

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Heat oil in a non-stick kadai or wok and stir fry cubed onion, capsicum,tomato and slit green chillies and minced garlic.Set aside.In remaining oil,saute chopped onion,cashewnuts and tomato.Cool and make a paste of it alongwith thick malai.
2

Heat butter or ghee and lightly toss paneer till light brown.In remaining ghee and oil, sprinkle cumin seeds.When they crackle,add few ginger juliennes, the ground paste, kasoori methi,kadhai masala, Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder and salt to taste.Fry masala sprinkling little water so that masala doesn't stick underneath. Fry till oil leaves sides.
3

Add a cup of warm water and boil for 2 minutes.Add sautéed vegetables and mix well.Sprinkle garam masala.Then add cottage cheese or paneer and mix lightly.Sprinkle chopped coriander and drizzle some more cream on top.
4

Garnish with chopped coriander and ginger juliennes.Serve hot as a side dish with tandoori roti,butter naan,paratha or jeera rice in lunch or dinner.