Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Ananya's Yummy Kadai Paneer





Ingredients:

  • Paneer - 200gms ( 1 Cup )
  • Green Bell Pepper ( Kashmiri Mirchi / Kodai milagai ) - 1 Cup
  • Onion - 3 medium size
  • Tomato - 4 medium size
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tspn
  • Ginger garlic Paste - 1 tspn
  • Coriander Powder - 1 tspn
  • Jeera Powder - 1/2 tspn
  • Chilli Powder - 1 tspn or 1-1/2 tspn ( depends up on the spicyness needed )
  • Kesari Colour - 1/4 tspn ( if needed )
  • Ginger - small inch
  • Cinnamon - small stick or cinnamon powder ( 1/4 tspn )
  • Cloves - 2 nos
  • Brinji leaves - 1 small
  • Methi leaves or Kasuri methi - 1 or 2 tspn
  • Chopped Coriander - 2 tblspn
  • Fresh Cream - 1 tblspn ( optional )
  • Salt - to taste
  • Oil - 1-1/4 tblspn
  • Butter - 4 tspn

Method:

  • Chop the paneer and bell pepper in cubical shape
  • In 2 tspn butter fry paneer and bell pepper separately for few mins and keep aside
  • Grind onion, tomato, ginger, chilli powder, salt, kesari colour ( optional ) well
  • Heat oil in a kadai , add cloves, brinji leaves cinnamon powder and ginger garlic paste and saute well till raw smell goes
  • Then add the grinded onion tomato paste, add turmeric, jeera, coriander powder and allow to cook 
  • When oil separates out or when the bubbles stop and gravy becomes thick add salt ( check the taste and add salt ), slightly fried paneer and bell peppers  and stirr well. Keep this in  low flame for few minutes
  • Add fresh cream (optional ) mix well and switch off the flame
  • Serve the Yummy Kadai Paneer with coriander garnish
  • This serve as a side dish for chappathi, Naan, Fried Rice, Parotta etc......






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