Kadai Paneer

Recipe

Chef

NIRU GUPTA

4

Recipe Servings

Prep Time

10 mins

30 mins

Cook Time

Total Cook Time

40 mins

Difficulty Level

Medium

A quintessential paneer specialty that can be always found on a restaurant menu and dinner parties! A sumptuous paneer dish that tops a vegetarian's list, this paneer recipe can be made dry, semi dry or in a gravy version. We have here is a semi dry paneer recipe that can be served as a main dish at a dinner party or on festivals and special occasions as well, along with a chapati, paratha or some cooked rice.

About Kadai Paneer Recipe

Cottage cheese (paneer) pieces cooked in thick zingy gravy of hung curd, bay leaves and chillies while retaining the aroma of varied spices.

Ingredients in Kadai Paneer 

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Ingredients Of Kadai Paneer

500 Gram paneer
3-4 Green chillies (slit a little)
1 tsp ginger paste
1/2 cup hung curd
1/4 cup oil
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 Bay leaves
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 tbsp salt
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp red pepper, powdered
1 tbsp coriander seeds, powdered
1 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped

Heat the oil and add the cumin seeds and the bay leaves. 

How to Make Kadai Paneer 

When the seeds begin to splutter, add the ginger paste. Saute till a light brown.

Add the curd, turmeric, salt, garam masala, red pepper and the coriander powder, and stir-fry till the fat separates.

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Add the paneer and the green chillies and saute over high heat till the paneer is well mixed with the masalas.

When the seeds begin to splutter, add the ginger paste. Saute till a light brown.

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