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Chilli Paneer Mumtaz

Chili Paneer Mumtaz- A quick,simple and delicious cottage cheese and bell pepper curry
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dry curry, Main Course, tiffin recipe
Cuisine: Punjabi Cuisine
Keyword: no onion garlic recipe, paneer curry, paneer sabji, shahi paneer
Servings: 3 people
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 250 gm Cottage cheese / Paneer
  • 2 Bell Peppers / Capsicum / Shimla Mirch
  • 1 Tomatoes / Tamatar
  • 1 cup fresh cream
  • 12 Cashew Nuts / Kaju
  • 1/4 tsp Garam Masala Powder
  • 1/2 Tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
  • 1 Tsp Dried Fenugreek / Kasoori Methi
  • 1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • 2.5 tsp Tomato Ketchup
  • to taste Salt / Namak
  • 2.5 tsp Cooking Oil

Instructions

  • Soak cashews in water for 1/2 hour ,then grind in the mixer with  little water.
  • Make long slices (batons)of paneer,capsicum and tomatoes.
  • Heat oil in a pan and saute capsicum.Take out and keep aside
  • Now add 2 tbsp cashew paste and sauté for a while .
  • Add turmeric ,chili powder, crushed kasoori methi  and sauté.
  • Mix in 1 cup of water and simmer on low flame
  • Add cream, paneer and capsicum .cook for 2 minute
  • Add garam masala ,tomato fingers, tomato ketchup and fresh coriander.
  • Mix and cook for a minute and serve hot.
  • Serving suggestion-serve with tandoori roti,naan or any bread of your choice

Notes

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