Paneer food recipes

paneer also called Indian cheese.there are variety of dishes cooked using paneer. I have posted a paneer food recipe  'Paneer butter masala' in this blog. it is a Punjabi dish, which is made using paneer.it is one of the most popular vegetarian curries and paneer recipe in Indian cuisine.it is basically paneer in a rich and creamy tomato gravy.

Ingredients:

Butter- 2 tbsp.
Ginger paste- 1 tsp.
Garlic paste- 1 tsp.
Cinnamon- 1 inch
Cloves- 2
Cardamom- 1
Fresh cream- 1 and half tbsp.
Bay laves-1
Dry red chilies-2
coriander seeds crushed-1 tbsp.
Kasoori methi crushed-1/4 tsp.
Coriander powder- 1 tsp.
Red chilly powder- ½ tsp.
Onions- 2 large
Tomatoes - 3 large
Red chilly powder- ½ tsp.
Garam masala- 1 tsp.
Salt- to taste
Paneer-250 grams

Procedure:

Heat butter in a pan.
Add bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, red chilies broken, crushed coriander seeds and sauté it.
Add ginger garlic paste. Again stir-fry.
Now add onions. When onions turn slight brown add coriander powder and tomatoes.
Now cook he mixture till masala leaves oil.
Cool the mixture and puree it.
Again add some butter to pan. Pour the pureed mixture in the pan. And cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add salt and red chilly powder and garam masala, fresh cream to the mixture.
Also add paneer and half a cup of water. Cook it covered on a low flame for 5 more minutes.
Lastly add kasoori methi. It gives a special touch to your dish.
the paneer food recipe is ready to be served.

Serve:

Serve hot and garnish it with coriander leaves and fresh cream.
Serve it with rotis or naans.

Tips:

 

Brown the onions well for better color of your dish.
Cook tomatoes till it leaves oil.

Kadhai paneer recipe

Kadhai paneer is the easiest paneer recipe we can make.I made it in semi dry version but can also be made with gravy to be served with biryani or hot pulaos. Learn how to prepare kadhai paneer, a paneer food recpie

Ingredients used for kadhai paneer recipe:

Paneer-250 gm.
Tomatoes chopped-5 to 6
Green chilly-1 or 2
Garlic crushed-6 to 7
Ginger crushed- 1.5 inch
Red chilly
Capsicum-5 to 6
Coriander seeds roasted- 2 tbsp.
Kasuri methi crushed-2 tsp.
Garam masala powder- ½ tsp.
Coriander chopped- ½ cup
Salt

Recipe for kadhai paneer:

• Heat oil in a kadhai.
• Add crushed ginger and garlic and sauté these.
• Now add tomatoes chopped.
• Saute till soft.
• Pound coriander seeds and red chilies to a roughly fine powder.
• After 8 to 10 minutes add this powder to tomatoes.
• Sauté till the mixture becomes paste.
• Now add capsicum juliennes and chopped chilies.
• Sauté till 8-10 minute.
• Mix these and add salt and garam masala.
• Add paneer.
• Cook for five minutes in masala.
• Lastly add kasuri methi. Mix well.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve it hot.

Tips:

• Capsicum can be diced too but by making juliennes cooking becomes faster.
• For pounding dry roast the red chilies and coriander seeds.
• Keep paneer immersed in hot water before use.

Serve:

Serve the kadhai paneer with onion rings, lemon wedges and tandoori rotis or naans.

shahi paneer curry

Shahi paneer curry is a north indian dish eaten with roti or naan. It is paneer pieces in thick, creamy and spicy gravy. This recipe is quick to make and especially for paneer food lovers.

Ingredients for shahi panner curry:

Paneer – 200 gm.
Onion-4
Oil-2 tbsp.
Green chilly-2
Ginger paste- 1 tsp.
Garlic paste- 1 tsp.
Tomato-4 (puree)
Garam masala-1tsp.
Cream-1/2 cup
Coriander leaves
Salt
Red chilly powder

Method to make shahi paneer curry: 

Now let us look at the method for preparing it.

• Cut the onions first.
• In a pan put 1 tbsp. oil and add onions.
• Let it fry till it becomes golden brown. Also add ginger, garlic and green chilly to it either its paste or as it is.
• When the onions are done (golden brown) cool it for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Now make the paste of above mixture onions and ginger, garlic and green chilies.
• In a separate pan take 1 tbsp. oil. Heat it.
• Add some cumin seeds to it and add the paste prepared above.
• Fry for 5 minutes. When it leaves oil add tomato puree to it or if you do not want to use tomatoes you can add ½ cup of yoghurt.
• Stir it for 5 minutes again. Then add ½ cup cream (fresh). 
• Add salt, garam masala and red chilly powder according to your taste.
• Also add half a glass of water and let this gravy boil.
• At the end add paneer in cubes and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add coriander leaves for garnishing.

Serve:

serve shahi paneer curry hot with rotis or naan.

 

 

shahi paneer curry