Kadhai Paneer

Pooja M. Pandit
Pooja M. Pandit @pan_poo_

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Paneer that is cottage cheese, is a favourite amongst majority of the vegetarians in India. Even loved by many non vegetarians! A very healthy form of cheese, paneer can be used to make a variety of dishes. Paneer is a good sauce of protein and can be easily made at home too.

Paneer was originally used more in North Indian cuisine. But with time it has become a commonly used item in all of Indian cuisines. Various delicious gravies, parathas, sandwiches, cutlets, bhurji, biryani and a lot many other dishes are made using paneer! One such dish is Kadhai Paneer. This dish can be found on the menu of almost all restaurants and has a unique taste due to the use of certain spices! I have made just a slight change in this recipe by adding all three coloured bell peppers instead of just green one!

Kadhai Paneer

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Paneer that is cottage cheese, is a favourite amongst majority of the vegetarians in India. Even loved by many non vegetarians! A very healthy form of cheese, paneer can be used to make a variety of dishes. Paneer is a good sauce of protein and can be easily made at home too.

Paneer was originally used more in North Indian cuisine. But with time it has become a commonly used item in all of Indian cuisines. Various delicious gravies, parathas, sandwiches, cutlets, bhurji, biryani and a lot many other dishes are made using paneer! One such dish is Kadhai Paneer. This dish can be found on the menu of almost all restaurants and has a unique taste due to the use of certain spices! I have made just a slight change in this recipe by adding all three coloured bell peppers instead of just green one!

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Ingredients

  1. 200 gmPaneer (Cottage Cheese)
  2. 1/2 tspGarlic paste
  3. 1/2 tspGinger paste
  4. 1/8 tspTurmeric powder
  5. 1/2 tspKashmiri Red chilli powder
  6. 1/4 tspGaram Masala powder
  7. 1/4 tspKasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves)
  8. 1/2 tspSugar
  9. 2 tbspMilk
  10. to tasteSalt
  11. 2 tbspOil Or Butter... As per preferrence
  12. To be ground into a paste :
  13. 2Medium Onions sliced
  14. 2Large Tomatoes chopped
  15. 1/4 cupCashewnuts
  16. 1 tbspOil or Butter
  17. Whole spices for tempering :
  18. 2Cloves
  19. 2Green Cardamoms
  20. 1Black Cardamom
  21. 2 inchCinnamon
  22. 1Bay leaf
  23. Spices to be pound to a coarse powder :
  24. 1 tbspCoriander seeds
  25. 1/2 tspCumin seeds
  26. 2-3Spicy Dry red chillies …..deseeded
  27. To be cubed :
  28. 1/4Medium Onion
  29. 1/4Red Bell Pepper
  30. 1/4Green Bell Pepper
  31. 1/4Yellow Bell Pepper
  32. For Garnishing :
  33. 1/4 tspGinger julienes
  34. 2 tbspCoriander leaves chopped

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    To make Kadhai Paneer, first heat oil in a saucepan and add the cashewnuts, sliced onions. Saute for a while.

  2. 2

    When they turn translucent, add the chopped tomatoes and saute. Cook till tomatoes are a bit soft.

  3. 3

    Cool and grind in a mixer grinder to get a smooth paste.

  4. 4

    Pound the coriander seeds, cumin seeds and the dry red chillies in a mortar and pestle to get a slightly coarse powder. The same can be attained by just giving a quick whizz in a mixer grinder.

  5. 5

    Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pan and saute the paneer cubes very lightly. Keep aside till further use.

  6. 6

    In the same pan heat some more oil and add all the whole spices mentioned above.

  7. 7

    When they splutter add the ginger garlic paste and saute. Now add the coarse spice powder and saute.

  8. 8

    Immediately add the cubed onions and saute. Add the cubed bell peppers and mix well. Saute for a while until the vegetables are soft and cooked.

  9. 9

    Now add the prepared paste and mix well. To this add the turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala, sugar, crushed kasuri methi and mix.

  10. 10

    Add a little water to get a slightly thick consistency and bring to a boil. Add the paneer cubes and the milk and stir. Add salt to taste. Cook for a few more minutes.

  11. 11

    Garnish with ginger julienes and chopped coriander leaves and serve the delicious Kadhai Paneer with some parathas or jeera rice and sliced onions or raita to compliment it.

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I am a home cook, and I like to cook traditional as well as fusion food. Learnt to cook by trial and error and lots of experiments, reading cook books and watching cooking shows whether Indian or from abroad! I like to be perfect in my work, and the same applies to cooking as well! I have a blog on WordPress.com https://tastyrecipesfrompooja.wordpress.com/ where I share the recipes of my home cooked food!
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