Kadai Paneer Recipe
Kadai Paneer is a tasty, spiced gravy made by sauteeing paneer in a onion tomato based gravy. Kadai Paneer is relished as a side dish for naan, roti and other flatbread varieties. Kadai Paneer Recipe is published in this post with step by step pictures.
Servings2
Ingredients
- 1 cup paneer
- 1 medium sized capsicum chopped
- 1 medium sized big onion chopped
- 1 small tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
- 3 tablespoon fresh cream
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
- 1 teaspoon kasoori methi
- 2 teaspoon coriander leaves
- 3 teaspoon oil
- salt to taste
For grinding:
- 2 nos tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 2 nos red chillies
- 2 teaspoon coriander seeds
Instructions
- Dry roast coriander seeds and red chillies separately and grind it with tomato to a fine paste.
- Heat half a teaspoon of oil, add cubed paneer and toast it until it turns golden brown.
- Transfer the toasted paneer to hot water for 5mins, drain and keep aside (this is to retain the softness of the paneer).
- Heat remaining oil in a pan, add green chillies and ginger garlic paste saute for a minute.
- Then add onions, tomato cubes and saute till raw smell leaves and onions turn slightly browned.
- Then add the tomato puree(with coriander seeds and red chillies grinded).
- Add chilli powder, garam masala powder and dhania powder, give a quick stir. Add required salt.
- Add kasoori methi, Next add the capsicum and saute till its cooked but retain its crunchiness don't let it become very soft.
- Add 1/4 cup water and allow it to boil and thicken.
- Sprinkle little water if its too dry. Add the paneer cubes mix well.
- Add chopped coriander leaves, gives quick stir and switch off.
- Serve Kadai Paneer with rotis or mild pulaos!
Notes
- Dry roasted coriander seeds and red chillies can be coarsely powdered separately and added too. But I find it easy to combine with tomatoes and grind, either way no big difference in taste.
- This is semi-dry kadai paneer. It is thick but not dry its saucy that it can pair with chapathi or even with rice.
- Kadai paneer can be made gravy kind too by adding 2 more tomatoes and switching off when the gravy consistency is reached.
- Don't skip the kasoori methi as it gives a nice and unique flavour to the gravy.
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