Kadahi Paneer

Shuchi Jain
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.

Kadahi Paneer

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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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Ingredients

  1. For Kadahi masala-
  2. 1 Tbcoriander seeds
  3. 2-3dry whole red chillies
  4. 1 tspjeera / cumin
  5. 1 tspsaunf/fennel
  6. 3-4cloves/laung
  7. 2green cardamom
  8. 5-6black pepper corns
  9. For Kadahi gravy-
  10. 2 Tbsp+ 1 Tbspghee+oil
  11. 1 tspfenugreek/ methi seeds
  12. 1small onion finely chopped
  13. 2medium tomatoes chopped
  14. 2 Tbtomato puree
  15. 1 inchginger chopped in jullienes
  16. 1/4 tspturmeric
  17. 1 tspKashmiri red chilli powder
  18. to tasteSalt
  19. Other ingredients-
  20. 1medium onion chopped into dices/cubes
  21. 1large green capsicum chopped into dices
  22. 500 gmalai paneer chopped into 1 inch dices
  23. 1 Tbkasuri methi
  24. 1 tspgaram masala
  25. as requiredGreen coriander for garnishing

Cooking Instructions

  1. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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).

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