Kadai Paneer
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 3
 
Ingredients
  • Cumin seed – a pinch
  • Onion, medium, finely chopped – ½ no
  • Garic cloves – 4 nos
  • Ginger – ¾”
  • Tomatoes, big, finely chopped – 2 nos
  • Coriander seeds – 1 tsp
  • Red chilli flakes – ½ tsp
  • Green or red bell pepper or capsicum, julienned – ½ no
  • Green chilli, finely chopped – 1 nos
  • Salt as required
  • Garam masala – a pinch
  • Paneer, cut to cubes – ½ pk
  • Kasthoori methi leaves or dry fenugreek leaves – 1 ½ tsp
  • Ginger, julienned – ¼ “
  • Cilantro, finely chopped - for garnishing
Instructions
  1. Heat a kadai and add oil. When the oil is hot add cumin seeds. Wait until they start to sizzle. Add finely chopped onion. Sauté until they turn translucent. Meanwhile crush ginger and garlic in a motor and pestle.
  3. Add the crushed ginger and garlic. Sauté until the raw smell disappears.
  4. Add in finely chopped tomato and sauté well in a low flame. Meanwhile coarsely pulse the coriander seed and red chilli flakes for very few seconds. See notes below.
  6. Add the coriander powder and mix well. Sauté and cook until oil separates.
  7. Add in the julienned capsicum and green chilli. Mix and sauté them for couple of minutes until capsicum is half cooked – you could add very little water if you feel the mixture is dry.
  9. Add salt and garam masala. Stir to mix.
  10. Add in the paneer cubes and mix until the masala is well coated. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes and add kasthoori methi, julienned ginger and coriander leaves. Stir and cook for another couple of minutes and switch off the flame.
  12. Serve delicious kadai paneer with any pulao or roti. Enjoy!
Notes
1.Fresh ingredients are the key for this recipe. Make crushed ginger garlic and coriander powder then and there when needed.
2.I added chilli flakes so it took me only very few seconds to blend them to a coarse powder. You could also add one red chilli in place of chilli flakes.
3.The coriander mixture has to be coarse and do not blend it to fine powder.
Recipe by MyEdibleCravings at http://myediblecravings.com/kadai-paneer/