Tasty Kadai Paneer recipe

Ingredients Needed 

• 1 Onion, Diced
• 1/2 Capsicum, Diced
• 2 Tomatoes, Pureed
• 250 gm Paneer/ Indian Cottage Cheese
• 1 Cup Malai/Whipping Cream
• 1 Teaspoon Jeera/ Cumin Seeds
• 1+1/2 Teaspoon Dhaniya/Corriander Powder
• 1 Teaspoon Haldi/ Turmeric Powder
• 1 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
• 1 Teaspoon Salt, or to taste
• Oil for Cooking

Cooking procedure

• Make a puree of the tomatoes, set it aside.
• Dice the onions capsicum and the Paneer into small cubes.

• Heat oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds.
• When the cumin seeds start crackling, add the onions and cook them for 1-2 minutes till they turn golden brown.
• Then add the diced capsicum to the pan along with the pureed tomato to and sauté the gravy.

  

• When the vegetables are soft, add Turmeric Powder, Coriander Powder, Red Chilli Powder and Salt and mix all the spices.
• Add Malai or Whipping Cream to the cooking gravy. You can also substitute Malai with Milk. (tip: Curd is also an excellent substitute)

  

• Add the Paneer Cubes to the gravy. Cover the pan to soften the Paneer cubes and cook for 5 minutes. (tip: if you sauté the Paneer before hand, you can prevent it from breaking into smaller pieces)

Serve hot with rice or roti.