Kadai Paneer Recipe
Course: MainCuisine: IndianDifficulty: MediumServings
4
servingsPrep time
20
minutesCooking time
40
minutesKadai paneer is one of the most popular Indian dish. Paneer(Indian cheese)cooked in tomato gravy with freshly roasted, ground coriander seeds and dry red chilly.
Ingredients
1 cup of cubed paneer (about 8 oz or 1/2 lb)
1 medium finely chopped onion
2 large finely diced tomatoes
1 big green bell pepper diced
3 whole red chilly and few green chilies to taste(Use less if you want less spicy)
1&1/4 Tbsp of whole coriander seeds and 1/2 Tbsp of crushed coriander seeds
1/2 tsp of turmeric powder
1 tsp of paprika
1 Tbsp of ginger chopped and few julienned
5-6 garlic cloves
1 tsp of kasuri methi
4 Tbsp of chopped cilantro leaves
Directions
- Soak Paneer in a 4 cups of salted hot water for 20 minutes. Then take paneer out from the water and set it aside for later use.
- Dry roast red chilly and coriander seeds till it gives nice aroma.
- Once it gets cooled down, coarsely grind it together.
- Heat pan with oil and add crushed coriander and chopped ginger. Stir for few seconds then add chopped onion .
- When onion gets translucent, add crushed garlic and green chilly, stir for few minutes and add all ground spices.
- Now add chopped tomatoes, salt and mix it through and let it cook for few minutes.
- When the tomatoes are all cooked and mushy add green bell pepper and let it cook for about 2 minutes. We want pepper still little crunchy.
- Now add in soaked paneer, kasuri methi and 1/2 cup of water and mix well.After 3-4 minute,add in julienned ginger and mix.
- Cook till paneer soaks the moisture and gravy is almost but not completely dry.
- Add in cilantro and mix well. Kadai paneer is done. Serve warm with roti or parathas.
