kadai paneer recipe dhaba style
Kadai paneer is a silky smooth curry which melts into your mouth & is love in first bite !
Servings: 2
Equipment
- frying pan
- Blender for fresh tomato puree
- chopper optional
Ingredients
- ½ medium onion diced
- 2 medium onions finely chopped/thick paste
- ½ red & green capsicums or bell peppers diced
- 4 medium tomatoes pureed
- 200 grams cottage cheese
- 4 tablespoon ghee or oil
Spices
- 1 tablespoon ginger-chilli paste
- 2 teaspoon coriander powder or dhania
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder or haldi
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder or jeera
- 2 tablespoon yogurt lightly whipped, optional
- 1 tablespoon dried fenugreek leaves or kasuri methi
- Salt as per taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan,cook capsicum and cubed onions for few mins,keep aside.
- Add ginger,chillies and finely chopped onion with salt,cook until brown
- Now, add tomatoes puree and let it soften.
- Add spices and cook until oil oozes out.
- Add yogurt,cook for few minutes and add 2 cups of water.
- Cook until it starts boiling,Add cottage cheese cubes with capsicum and stir well.(You can saute the paneer cubes in 1 tablespoon of oil/ghee before adding to the gravy.This is optional)
- Add kasuri methi, cook for 10 minutes and turn off the heat.
- Garnish with cilantro leaves
- Serve hot with roti or veg fried rice / jeera rice
Notes
Adjust the spice (chillies,garam masala) as per your taste.
Swap it for tofu if vegan
Yogurt can be skipped as well.