Kadhai Paneer

December 29, 2014 Posted by Shweta Shanbhag

Kadhai Paneer is one dish you will get in most Indian restaurants.

I like the combination of bell peppers with paneer. Add to it the flavors of kadhai masala, and you have a delicious side dish for a vegetarian meal. The spice mix in the recipe gives it a unique rustic taste.

Here is my recipe for Kadhai Paneer.

Ingredients

250 gms paneer

1 onion

2 tomatoes

1/2 a red bell pepper

1/2 yellow pepper

9- 10 pepper corns

5-6 dried red chillies

1 tsp coriander seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp fennel seeds

1 tsp chilly powder

1 tsp garam masala powder

A pinch of fenugreek leaves (Kasuri methi)

2 tsp of butter

Salt, Sugar

Coriander leaves

Method

Heat a pan. Dry roast 9- 10 pepper corns, 5-6 dried red chillies, 1 tsp coriander seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp fennel seeds till the kitchen is full of the aroma from the spice mix.
Add a pinch of fenugreek leaves (Kasuri methi) and saute for a few secs and then let the spice mix cool down.
Grind it to a coarse powder. Keep 2 tsp aside for garnishing.
Heat 2 tsp of butter in a pan. When the butter melts, add half of the above powder mix and fry well.
Add 1 onion cut into cubes into the pan. Fry it for some time and add 1/2 a red bell pepper and 1/2 yellow pepper. Fry well.
Blanch 2 tomatoes and then puree them and add it to the pan and cook till the raw smell of tomatoes goes off.
Then add 1 tsp chilly powder, 1 tsp garam masala powder, salt to taste, pinch of sugar, and mix well.
Add 250 gms of paneer cubes and mix well. Sprinkle 2 tsp kadai masala and add pinch of crushed kasuri methi and mix well.
You can add cream and coriander leaves too but I skipped it.
Serve with roti

Category: North Indian,vegetarian

Tagged with: kadhai, paneer, side-dish

2 thoughts on “Kadhai Paneer”

Vinit Shanbhag says:

May 6, 2015 at 10:47 pm

Was a really good dish. Did not know that adding fennel seeds wld make such a difference.
Thanks for sharing!

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1. Shweta Shanbhag says:
  
  May 7, 2015 at 4:08 am
  
  Thanks Vinit for your comment 🙂
  This same kadhai masala goes well with chicken too – I think there is something about this spice combination which makes it irresistible. You can make this masala and store it for easier cooking.
  
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