Kadhai Paneer
November 30th, 2008 filed under Gravy / Sauces, Paneer (Indian Cheese)
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.
Dear Aunty,
thank you for this simple, delicious recipe! I have made this twice now and it turned out delicious each time.. i did include garlic paste as well in the tadka.
i will share this recipe with my mom back in India too.
Your recipes are wonderful- and i will definitely keep coming back!
thank you!
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Hi Manjula aunty,
I always wanted to try kadhai paneer,somehow could’nt find the right recipe,thats when I came across your recipe. It was DELICIOUS!! Thank you:)
Hi manjulaji,
I love to see all your recipies and making it as well.My all family members like that.
can i have one favour from you,can you please teach me how to make shreekhand.Because i am in Canada and my son love it bur he doesnt like from outside .
thanks fromall of us.
hi
great recipe and so much in detail every step………..i would definitely try thios and the butter paneer
thanks
This receipe looks great.Have one question??Can we add onions also.
Thanks!!
hi preeti, i have tried this with onion and garlic and it was great….but in this case you should give much more time for frying, because if ginger and garlic are not properly done you don’t get the taste.
Hello Manjulaji,
The kadhai paneer looks absolutely delicious..will try making it today!!
I made this recipe today with some minor alterations (no fenugreek, as I did not have any) and it was FAN-TAS-TIC!
I am excited to have such a delicious recipe to share with more friends and family next time. Thank you!