Kadai means Indian wok and paneer means Indian cheese.Kadai paneer is a spicy dish with rich tomato based gravy.Paneer is made from milk and it is a good source of calcium.Most of the kids and adults love it.
Ingredients:
Paneer-200grams
Onion-1
(paste this)
Ginger
garlic paste-2tsp
Tomato
puree -2 tomatoes
Coriander
powder-1tsp
Turmeric
powder-1/4tsp
Cumin
powder-1/4tsp
Garam
masala powder-1/4 tsp
Tandoori
masala powder-1tsp
Coarsely
ground pepper-1/4tsp
Onions
–2
Capsicum-1/4 cup
Ghee-2-3
tbsp
Hung
curds-2-3 tsp
Sugar-
a pinch
Coriander
leaves –to garnish-2tsp
Kasuri
methi(dried fenugreek leaves)-1 tsp
Salt-to
taste
Method:
- Take ghee in a pan and fry the onion paste in low flame till the raw smell goes .
- Then add ginger garlic paste and tomato puree and fry for 7-8 minutes.
- Add all the spices one by one and fry for few more minutes.
- Then add diced onions and capsicum and fry for 7-8 minutes.
- Lastly add paneer,salt,sugar,hung curds,kasuri methi and cook for 5 more minutes.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve it hot.
Tip
:While adding kasuri Methi slightly toast it and add.
How to
hang curds:
Take a
muslin cloth and add the curds and tie it tightly and hang it in a clean place
where there is height.
I hang
it just above the sink.
Hang it
for 1 -2 hours until the water drains completely.
You can store it in the fridge for your further use.
