Kadhai Paneer – Stir fried Cottage cheese and Bell peppers in tangy tomato sauce
Kadhai Paneer -Its among the most popular paneer dishes. Its quite Easy and quick to make recipe – its basically chunky paneer dish made in a spicy tomato gravy with freshly crushed whole spices. Kadhai paneer is a quick stir fry kind of vegetable . you don’t need to make any curry or gravy to make kadhai paneer.
First you just have to make kadhai masala– for this you have to roast and coarsely grind few spices – coriander seeds, cumin, fennel seeds,pepper corn and kashmiri chili -. Then few tomato slices and capsicum cubes are stir fried slightly in the tempering and then add in the tomato puree and saute add spices and kadhai masala and saute till it release the oil.
Now add capsicum ,tomato cubes and paneer cubes are added in the prepared masala. Then you just have to mix and toss every thing together. Kadhai paneer can be served as a side dish and the leftover can be stuffed in sandwiches and rolls.
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Kadhai Paneer
Chunky paneer cubes tossed in a spicy tomato gravy with freshly crushed whole spices.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 2 cup Paneer cubes
- 2 Bell Peppers / Capsicum / Shimla Mirch
- 3 Tomatoes / Tamatar chopped
- 1 tsp Ginger / Adrak grated
- 2 Green chilies/Hari Mirch
- 3 big Tomato cubed
- 1.5 tsp Tomato ketchup optional
- Spices-
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
- 1.5 tsp Dried fenugreek/kasoori methi
- 1 Bay Leaves / Tej Patta
- Pinch Garam Masala Powder
- 1/3 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
- 1 tsp Chili flakes /Kuti hui laal mirch
- 1/4 cup milk or fresh cream
- 1 tsp Salt / Namak
- 1 tbsp Butter
For kadhai masala
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
- 1/2 tsp Peppercorns / Sabut Kali Mirch
- 1 tbsp Coriander Seeds / Sabut Dhaniya
- 3 Whole Kashmiri red chilies
- 1/4 tsp Fennel Seeds / Saunf
Instructions
- Make cubes or julienne of tomato ,capsicum and paneer
- Dry roast coriander seeds , cumin,fennel, pepper corn and whole red kashmiri chilies and then coarsely crush/pound them
- In a pan heat 4 tbsp oil and saute the capsicum pieces for a minutes add salt, chili powder and some kadhai masala and then take out in a bowl , now add the tomato cubes of a tomato(remove the pulp and then make cubes )and saute for few seconds and remove and keep aside
- Now add paneer cubes in the same pan, season with salt, chili powder and pinch of kadhai masala, stir fry for a minute and then take out in a plate.
- Now add 4 tbsp oil in the pan add cumin seeds,chopped green chilies and ginger,saute for few seconds
- Add puree of 3 tomatoes and salt and saute for a minute.
- Now add turmeric, 1 tbsp coriander powder , 1 tbsp chili powder ,the crushed kadhai masala,saute , cover and cook till it start releasing the oil.
- Now add paneer cubes, capsicum pieces ,tomato pieces, tomato ketchup,garam masala ,chili flakesand 1/4 cup milk or fresh cream and mix to coat the paneer pieces with the masala paste and cover and cook for approx 2 minutes .
- Add crushed kasoori methi/dried fenugreek leaves, ginger slices and 1 tbsp butter and chopped fresh coriander.cook for about a minute .
- Serve hot with naan,paratha or any Indian bread
Main Ratan says
I tried this recipe yesterday. It was super tasty. Thanks
Anjana Chaturvedi says
Thank you ,glad you liked it
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Kitchen Queen says
perfect kadai paneer.
divya says
Looks yum…love it…
Mélange says
Nice recipe..I love these with rotis…
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Vimitha Anand says
Love this with chapathis… Nice one
Sangeetha says
kadai paneer looks very inviting…lovely preparation!
Priya says
Just love this droolworthy kadai paneer, one of my fav.
Sushma Madhuchandra says
looks like all food bloggers are cooking a lot with paneer these days :p Kadai Paneer is my absolute favorite!!
Gauri says
Kassori methi is my absolute fav, love this preparation with the methi in it!
ANU says
awesome and yummy….
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Hamaree Rasoi says
Paneer lovers fav dish …Just need some chapatis to clean the bowl
Priya R says
super inviting side and great with roti
WeR SAHM says
delicious mouth watering paneer recipe….
Sangeetha Nambi says
Well goes with roti….
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Yummy and lovely pic !
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Very yummy…
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Beena.stephy says
Yummy
Archana Potdar says
Wow this looks yum.
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my my! tat looks so inviting!