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