Wednesday 1 May 2013

Kadai Paneer

Paneer is one of the most enjoyed food in my house. It is the only milk product that my son loves to eat. I also love panner and an excuse for me to eat this full fat cheese because this is only milk product my son eats. I make different paneer subjis atleast once a fortnight. I would be posting one after the other later.
Now coming to the recipe, thought this is adapted from tarla dalal's recipe I have made some changes to suit the my family palate.
Ingredients:
Paneer - 11/2 cups cubed,
Whole Kashmiri chillies - 10,
Coriander seeds - 1Tblspn,
Oil - 21/2tblspn,
Garlic - 21/2 Tblspn fnely chopped,
Green chillies - 1tspn,
Ripe red tomatoes - 2 1/2 cups,
Tomato puree - 1/4 cup,
Kasoori methi - 1tspn,
Garam masala - 1tspn.
Salt.

This recipe is done in two steps. The above is the first step which I will be doing it now and then move on the next final and assembling them all.

Dry roast kashmiri red chillies and coriander until it gives nice aroma. Cool it and powder in a mixer or in mortar and pestle.

In a pan heat oil and add chopped garlic and fry until light brown and then add green chillies and tomatoes and cook well.  With the help of a masher, mash the ingredients in the pan to get well blended. Add the tomato puree ad 1/4 cup water and salt and boil and then powder kasoori methi on your palms and add to the gravy and set aside.


Note:
At this stage,in the original recipe the panner needs to be deep fried for a minute in the oil and put in warm water. Paneer should not be browned, just fried in oil for 30 secs to hold in shape.
This step I have omitted.

2nd Step:
Oil - 1Tblspn
Onion - 1/2 cup(finely chopped),
Dhania-Jeera powder - 1tspn,
Red chilly powder - 1tspn,
Turmeric - 1/4tspn,
Garam Masala powder - 1/2 tspn,
Kasoori Methi powder - 1/2tspn,
Capsicum - 1/2 cup thinly sliced,
Cream - 1/2 cup,
Coriander for garnish,
Salt.

Method,
In a pan heat oil and onion and  fry until pink and add the already prepared gravy in the first step and mix well and dhania-jeera powder, chilly powder, turmeric, garam masala powder, kasoori methi powderand mix well and 1 cup water and boil and add capsicum and fry until crisp and add paneer.
If you have fried the paneer and if it is in warm water , squeeze the water and then add to gravy.
Then add fresh cream (I added single cream just to ganish). Garnish with coriander and serve.




 

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