Paneer ghee roast recipe with step by step pictures and video. It is a flavourful sidedish made with freshly roast and ground spices.
I had the desire to try ghee roast with chicken but first wanted to try with paneer first hence sharing a vegetarian version of Mangalorean style chicken ghee roast. The orginal ghee roast recipe was with chicken which was orginated from a small town named Gundapur near Mangalore.
Ingredients
200 gms paneer
2-3 tbsp ghee
1 tbsp curd
1 tsp jaggery powder
1 tsp tamarind
salt to taste
water as needed
To Roast1 tbsp coriander seeds
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp fennel seeds
1/4 tsp methi seeds
2 nos cloves
2 nos red chillies
6 nos kashmiri red chillies
Method* Take paneer block, rinse it well and plac eit on a chopping board.
* Cut into small cubes. Set aside.
* Add hot water to tamrind crush it well and set aside.
* To a pan add all the spices(except red chillies) and roast for 2 mins.
* Finally add red chillies and dry roast for 2 more mins and switch off.
* Transfer to a bowl to cool down.
* Strain and add tamarind pulp, add garlic to it.
* Add enough water and grind.
* Grind to a fine paste and set aside.It should be a paste so add water accordingly.
* To the same pan heat ghee - add paneer cubes.
* Roast until golden brown like shown below. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
* Now add the paste and cook for few mins.
* Now add whisked curd.Stir continuously for 2 mins after curd is added.
* Add salt and jaggery powder to it.Mix well cook for few mins.
* Add fried paneer along with curry leaves.
* Mix well cook for 2 mins and switch off when ghee starts to ooze out at the edges.It should be semidry.But its purely your preference you can even switch off when its in gravy consistency.
* Serve hot with parotta or chapathi.