Kadai Paneer

KADAI PANEER

Kadai Paneer is a very popular and delicious preparation in Indian cuisine. This is also one of the popular recipe like Paneer Butter masala Palak paneer, Kadai paneer, Shahi Paneer etc. I found this recipe from one of my senior professor at my college time. It’s little spicy cottage cheese preparation, and very famous in North India especially Delhi and Punjab. It’s very simple and easy to make this creamy and delicious dish. Kadai Paneer well served with Indian breads like roti, chapatti, paratha, Naan or any varieties of rice Pulao, jeera rice, vegetable Biryani.

Choose riped tomatoes to get right colour, and use correct quantities of ingredients to get right consistency. Use only Kashmiri Chili and its Powder which will give you a correct colour.

S.NO	INGREDIENTS	QTY	UNIT
1	Paneer(Cottage Cheese)	180	gm
2	Makhani Gravy	4	Tbsp
3	Onion Tomato Masala	6	Tbsp
4	Green Chilly fine chopped	2	No’s
5	Garlic Fine Chopped	180	gm
6	Ginger Fine Chopped	120	gm
7	Refined Oil	5	No’s
8	Kashmiri Red Chilies whole	3	No’s
9	Whole Coriander	1	Tbsp
10	Whole Cumin(Jeera)	1	Tbsp
11	Onion (Cut in to dices)	1	No
12	Tomato(Cut in to dices)	1	No
13	Capsicum(Cut in to dices)	1	No
14	Kasuri Methi	5	gm
15	Whole Garam masala	5	gm
16	Salt	To	taste
17	Coriander leaves chopped	1	Tbsp

METHOD:

* Heat a pan. Add whole coriander, Jeera and red chili. Toss it in medium flame for 2-3 minutes. Make it cool. Crush it and keep a side, which we will be using as “KADAI SPICES”. Keep it a side.

*Heat oil a Kadai. Add fine Chopped ginger and garlic. Sauté these till the raw smell disappears.

* Add dice onions and dice capsicum. Sauté it for 2-3 minutes, and then add dice tomatoes. Toss it for 2-3 minutes.

* Add “KADAI SPICES”, and toss it for 2-3 minutes.

* Pour Onion Tomato masala and Makhani Gravy and mix it well in medium flame.

* Add paneer (Cottage cheese), mix it again. Season with salt.

* Finally add kasuri Methi and coriander leaves. Sauté it for 2-3 minutes.                                                * Garnish it with tomato wedges, coriander leaves and fried green chilly.

*  Serve Kadai paneer with hot roti or Naan.

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