KADAI PANEER

Kadai paneer is a mouthwatering recipe made from paneer cooked in a spicy gravy made of onions, tomatoes, capsicum and traditional Indian spices. It is one of the most popular Indian curries .

This dish gets its name from Kadai, an Indian wok, which is essential for cooking Indian cuisines and used here to give smoky flavor to paneer.

Kadai Paneer can be made in various ways. You can make a dry/semi-dry version for serving with Breads. You can also cook it with gravy if you want to serve it with rice dish. This recipe is for the gravy version of Kadai Paneer.

Servings: 5

Category: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian

INGREDIENTS 

• 250 gm Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese), cubed
• 2 Medium Sized Onions
• 2 Large Tomatoes
• 1 Medium Sized Green Capsicum
• 2 inch Ginger, grated
• 5-6 Cloves of Garlic
• 1 tbspn fresh Cream
• 1 Tablespoon Coriander Powder 
• 2 Teaspoons Red Chili Powder
• 2 green elaichi
• 2 cloves
• Piece of cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 bay leaves
• 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
• 2 Teaspoon Crushed Kasuri Methi
• Salt to taste
• 5 tbspn cooking oil.       

PREPARATION

• Marinate paneer cubes, 1 onion and capsicum cut into square pieces with a pinch of salt and chilly powder.
• Shallow fry them in oil until golden an transfer it into a bowl.
• Heat 1 tbspn of oil n add jeera, cinnamon, elaichi and cloves.Add finely chopped onion n saute till they turn translucent, add tomatoes ,chopped ginger and garlic and saute till tomatoes turn mushy. cool and blend in a mixer grinder to  fine paste.Strain them to get the finest paste.
• Heat oil in a kadai,  add bay leaves , chilly powder and coriander powder. Immediately add the ground paste and cook till the oil separates. Now add the fried paneer ,onion and capsicum. Cook for 5 minutes and finish off with kasuri methi and fresh cream.
• Serve hot with rice or roti.