Who says when you are fasting you cannot have tasty delicious and nutritious food. Here is a really very easy 10 mins vrat ki paneer sabji whithout onion garlic to make your fasting / vrat a delish affair. You will look forward to relishing this dish. Lets see how to make farali paneer sabzi.
Ingredients250 gms Paneer (Cottage Paneer)
2 large Tomatoes (slightly sour)
1 tblsp Ginger (Adrak)
2 tblsp Oil / Ghee
1/2 tsp Jeera
1 tsp Sukha Dhania (Whole Coriander Seeds)
1 tsp Blackpepper Corns
1/4 tsp Methi Dana (Fenugreek Seeds)
1/2 tsp Red Chilly Powder
1/2 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilly Powder (for color)
1 tsp sugar
1/4 cup beaten Malai or Cream
Salt to taste
1 tblps Green Coriander Leaves (Hara Dhania)
Method* Dry roast togetehr on low flame – cumin seeds, whole coriander seeds, black peppercorns and methi dana.
* Grind together tomatoes, green chilly and ginger to a fine puree.
* Heat oil in a kadai / pan, add kashmiri red chilly powder, stir once and immediately add the tomatoe puree and saute it till it gets thick and oil begins to separate.
* Now add the roasted masala, salt and red chilly powder. Also 1/2 tsp Sugar. Skip sugar if the tomatoes are not sour.
Cook for 2 – 3 mins. Then add beaten malai. Let it cook for 5 mins.
* Once this gets bhunoed nicely and oil begins to separate add 1/4 cup of warm water.
* Let the curry simmer. Once the desired curry consistency is achieved add the cut paneer cubes. Do not cook the paneer for long or the paneer will get chewy and hard.
* Switch off the flame within 5 mins.
* Sprinkle chopped green coriander.
* Your vrat ka paneer is ready.