!! Kadai Paneer !!

I’m sharing with u the recipe of Kadai Paneer..It is a very well known vegetarian dish..I followed the recipe of Master Chef Sanjeev Kapoor. With all due respect to him, I’ve tried to add some more flavors to the dish from my kitchen..  You can also try the same recipe with chicken & it will also be as yummy as this one. So, do give it a try very soon.. Hope u all will love it….:)

 Ingredients :

Paneer (cottage cheese) cut into cubes- 200 gms ; Whole garam masala(cinnamon-2 ,cardamom- 4 , cloves-4) ; bay leaf -2 ; dried red chilies – 2(broken) ;  1 large sized onion sliced; Garlic paste – 2 tsp ; ginger paste -2 tsp ;  1 small capsicum (green bell pepper ) cut into squares ;  1 tomato chopped  ; turmeric powder -1/2 tsp ; red chili powder – 1 tsp ; half crushed coriander seeds- ½ tsp ; Cumin powder – 1 tsp ; coriander powder – 1 tsp ; Cilantro chopped -3 tsp ; mustard oil -2 tsp ; ghee -1 tsp. Salt -as per taste.

Dry roast black pepper corns (1 tsp) & coriander seeds (1 tsp)- crush them coarsely.

Procedure:

• Heat mustard oil (2 tsp) & ghee (1 tsp) in a kadai. Add bay leaves, whole garam masala, dried red chilies, half crushed coriander seeds(1/2 tsp) and fry for a while.
• Add the sliced onions and fry them till they turn brown and then one by one add garlic paste, ginger paste and sauté them until oil leaves the mixture.
• Now add turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin powder  along with the chopped tomatoes and capsicum. Allow it to cook in high flame.
• As the oil leaves the mixture, add the masala(crushed peppercorns & coriander seeds). Then its time to add the paneer or the cottage cheese. Mix it well with the gravy. Add required amount of salt along with the chopped cilantro.
• Add half a cup of water and cover it with a lid. Let it cook in simmer for 5 min or so..

• Now serve this spicy Kadai Paneer with roti or naan…J