Kadhai Paneer
November 30th, 2008 filed under Dry Vegetables, Paneer (Indian Cheese), Subji (Vegetables)
Kadhi Paneer is a great main dish for any special occasion. Paneer and colorful bell peppers are sauteed in spicy tomato gravy.
Recipe serves 4.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 pound paneer
- 1 medium red bell pepper (shimla mirch, capsicum)
- 1 medium green bell pepper (shimla mirch, capsicum)
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 3 medium tomatoes
- About 1/4 inch piece of ginger
- 1 green chili
- Pinch of asafetida (hing)
- 1 teaspoon cumin seed (jeera)
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoons coriander powder (dhania)
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (haldi)
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped fenugreek leaves (methi) or dry fenugreek leaves (kastoori methi)
- 3/4 teaspoon salt, adjust to taste
Method:
- Cut paneer and bell peppers into ½ inch cubes.
- Blend the tomatoes, ginger, and green chili to make a puree.
- Heat the oil in frying pan on medium heat and stir fry paneer for about 2 minutes - take them out before paneer starts changing color.
- Next stir-fry bell pepper until they are tender. Do not over cook the bell pepper. Take them out and drain on a paper towel.
- Using the same frying pan, Test the oil by adding one cumin seed to the oil; if seed cracks right away oil is ready.
- Add the asafetida and cumin seeds.
- After the cumin seeds crack, add the tomato puree, coriander powder, turmeric, fenugreek leaves and cayenne pepper.
- Cook for about 4 minutes on medium heat.
- Tomato mixture will reduce to about half in volume.
- Add about 2 spoons of water, and the salt.
- Wait till gravy comes to boil add paneer and bell pepper and let it simmer for about five minutes on low medium heat.
- Now it is ready to serve.
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Excellent dish ! Very delious and easy to make. My husband and kids loved it. Thanks a lot for sharing with us.
Manjula ji
I am making different dishes by using your recipes
thank you
so much
kiran sood
That’s a good question. I have wondered that too, but never tried it. It SEEMS like it should work. If you try it, please reply back with how it turned out.
is it possible to use “queso fresco” instead of paneer? (Mexican fresh cheese that I find in Winco’s Food)
Cayenne pepper is the same as red chili pepper - it’s a red chili and hot.
what is cayenne pepper
Excellent dish! Never thought it was so easy to make and came out very delicious. It had the same taste of the one which I had in the Indian Hotel. Also, cannot imagine, how could a North Indian dish be made without onion and garlic but has a yummy taste. Great! Hats off! I’m a vegetarian and like your recipes very much. Thanks.
1/2 gallon milk will be enough
This dish came out very nice. I really liked the flavor of the sauce with the dried fenugreek and it was much easier to make than I thought it would be.
Hello Manjula-ji,
one of my favourite dishes. Usually order this one at the restaurant !! I would love to try making this at home..I have a question, if I am going to be making with freshly made paneer, what would the measure of paneer be..?
Does 1/2 gallon milk make 1/2 pound Paneer?
Thank u and Regards
-Sudha