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Chili Paneer Mumtaz

2012-08-27 by Anjana Chaturvedi 25 Comments

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Chili Paneer Mumtaz- A quick,simple and delicious cottage cheese and bell pepper curry

chili paneer mumtaz recipe

INGREDIENTS– (serve 4)

  • Cottage cheese(Paneer )-250 gms
  • Capsicum-2
  • Tomato -1
  • Fresh cream-1 cup
  • Cashew nuts- 12
  • Garam masala-1/4 tsp
  • Chili powder-1/2 tsp
  • Kasoori methi (dried fenugreek leaves)-1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
  • Tomato ketchup-2.5 tsp
  • Salt-1 t.s
  • Oil-2 tsp
PROCEDURE-
  1. Soak cashews in water for 1/2 hour ,then grind in the mixer with  little water.
  2. Make long slices (batons)of paneer,capsicum and tomatoes.
  3. Heat oil in a pan and saute capsicum.Take out and keep aside
  4. Now add 2 tbsp cashew paste and saute for a while .
  5. Add turmeric ,chili powder,crushed kasoori methi  and saute.
  6. Mix in 1 cup of water and simmer on low flame
  7. Add cream, paneer and capsicum .cook for 2 minute
  8. Add garam masala ,tomato fingers,tomato ketchup and fresh coriander.
  9. Mix and cook for a minute and serve hot.
NOTE-
1-If you want to reduce the quantity of cream ,then add 1/2 cup cream and use milk instead of water.
2-Can substitute cottage cheese with tofu.
Serving suggestion-serve with tandoori roti,naan or any bread of your choice
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Chilli Paneer Mumtaz

Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time20 mins
Course: Dry curry, Main Course
Cuisine: Punjabi Cuisine
Servings: 3 people

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Filed Under: Gravy dishes, Punjabi Cuisine Tagged With: cottage cheese, Indian Curries, Indian food, Jain food, No onion garlic recipe, Paneer recipes, Subzis and curries, vegetarian

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Comments

  1. Archana Potdar says

    2012-09-02 at

    Looks so delicious. Love it as it is

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  2. Kaveri Venkatesh says

    2012-08-28 at

    Something very new…Looks rich creamy and exotic

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  3. Hema says

    2012-08-28 at

    So creamy and yummy, finger lickin' good..

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  4. Priya says

    2012-08-28 at

    Never tasted this paneer mumtaz,the name itself makes me drool.

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  5. PT says

    2012-08-28 at

    interesting name 🙂 looks yummy..

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  6. Santosh Bangar says

    2012-08-28 at

    mouthwatering

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  7. Roshni says

    2012-08-28 at

    yummmm….. finger licking

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  8. Prathima Rao says

    2012-08-28 at

    a new & delicious way of making paneer!! Must try this out..
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  9. Saraswathi Tharagaram says

    2012-08-28 at

    Love it and that too without onion and garlic sounds interesting..

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  10. Suja Manoj says

    2012-08-27 at

    New to me,unique dish,looks awesome.

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  11. nayana says

    2012-08-27 at

    mouth watering , yummy paneer dish would definitely give it a try

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  12. Divya Pramil says

    2012-08-27 at

    Wow nice name Mumtaz 🙂 and looks so yummy

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  13. Veena Theagarajan says

    2012-08-27 at

    new recipe so tempting
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  14. Amarendra says

    2012-08-27 at

    I loved this Jain version of Mughlai curry. And name is also unique.

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  15. faseela says

    2012-08-27 at

    luks so tempting…..yummy n creamy preparation

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  16. Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says

    2012-08-27 at

    yummy…
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  17. Hamaree Rasoi says

    2012-08-27 at

    what a fancy name "mumtaz"…No onion-garlic combination curry looks amazing…

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  18. Beena.stephy says

    2012-08-27 at

    Tempting dish

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  19. meena says

    2012-08-27 at

    lovely chilli paneer in different way
    totally creamy.. i am going to make this

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  20. Swasthi says

    2012-08-27 at

    Loved this recipe, looks so delicious!

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  21. Shanthi says

    2012-08-27 at

    Awesome and yummy

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  22. Pasta And Paratha says

    2012-08-27 at

    Another terrific recipe without onion garlic from you…duly bookmarked !

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  23. Mélange says

    2012-08-27 at

    Looks splendid Anjana…Absolutely Royal !

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  24. Sangeetha Nambi says

    2012-08-27 at

    Finger licking..
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  25. Suman Arthy says

    2012-08-27 at

    Wow this looks so yummy..never tasted paneer thus far…would love to try this recipe…

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"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!

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