Kadai Paneer Recipe- How to make Kadai Paneer
Rekha Kakkar
Kadai paneer is tasty paneer dish in which paneer is cooked with capsicum, onion and tomato in gravy that taste absolutely delicious with tandoori Naan or roti. .
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
- 250 gms paneer / cottage cheese , cubed
- 2 onions boiled and grated
- 1 cup tomato Fresh puree
- 1 tsp inch ginger paste
- 2 quartered green bell peppers
- 2 Quartered Tomatoes
- 1 quartered onion and separated
- 1 cup milk whole
- 1 tsp kasuri methi fenugreek crushed /dry leaves
- 2 Tbsp coriander / cilantro chopped leaves
- to taste salt
- red chilli powder
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
In a pan heat 2 tbsp oil. add grated ginger, saute it for a minute and add boiled and grated onion to the pan.
Now when onion paste is sauted for 2-3 minutes ( because it is already cooked) add fresh tomato puree.
saute the tomatoes and onion paste till it starts to leave oil in the sides of the pan.
Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt, stir it well. Keep this pan aside.
In another pan take 1 tbsp of oil and now start adding all the quartered vegetables one by one.
Saute them with paneer on medium high heat for 2-3 minutes till light brown marks start to appear on paneer. Now switch of the heat. And transfer these vegetables to pan with prepared masala.
Add 1 cup of milk and bring this curry to a light boil. When curry starts to simmer add kasuri methi and this curry is ready to serve. Finally garnish it with sprinkle of fresh coriander.