Kadhai Paneer -Its among the most popular paneer dishes. Its quite Easy and quick to make recipe – its basically chunky paneer dish made in a spicy tomato gravy with freshly crushed whole spices. Kadhai paneer is a quick stir fry kind of vegetable . you don’t need to make any curry or gravy to make kadhai paneer.
Ingredients2 cup Paneer cubes
2 Bell Peppers / Capsicum / Shimla Mirch
3 Tomatoes / Tamatar chopped
1 tsp Ginger / Adrak grated
2 Green chilies/Hari Mirch
3 big Tomato cubed
1.5 tsp Tomato ketchup optional
Spices-
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
1.5 tsp Dried fenugreek/kasoori methi
1 Bay Leaves / Tej Patta
Pinch Garam Masala Powder
1/3 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
1 tsp Chili flakes /Kuti hui laal mirch
1/4 cup milk or fresh cream
1 tsp Salt / Namak
1 tbsp Butter
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
1/2 tsp Peppercorns / Sabut Kali Mirch
1 tbsp Coriander Seeds / Sabut Dhaniya
3 Whole Kashmiri red chilies
1/4 tsp Fennel Seeds / Saunf
Method
* Make cubes or julienne of tomato ,capsicum and paneer
* Dry roast coriander seeds , cumin,fennel, pepper corn and whole red kashmiri chilies and then coarsely crush/pound them
* In a pan heat 4 tbsp oil and saute the capsicum pieces for a minutes add salt, chili powder and some kadhai masala and then take out in a bowl , now add the tomato cubes of a tomato(remove the pulp and then make cubes )and saute for few seconds and remove and keep aside
* Now add paneer cubes in the same pan, season with salt, chili powder and pinch of kadhai masala, stir fry for a minute and then take out in a plate.
* Now add 4 tbsp oil in the pan add cumin seeds,chopped green chilies and ginger,saute for few seconds
* Add puree of 3 tomatoes and salt and saute for a minute.
* Now add turmeric, 1 tbsp coriander powder , 1 tbsp chili powder ,the crushed kadhai masala,saute , cover and cook till it start releasing the oil.
* Now add paneer cubes, capsicum pieces ,tomato pieces, tomato ketchup,garam masala ,chili flakesand 1/4 cup milk or fresh cream and mix to coat the paneer pieces with the masala paste and cover and cook for approx 2 minutes .
* Add crushed kasoori methi/dried fenugreek leaves, ginger slices and 1 tbsp butter and chopped fresh coriander.cook for about a minute .
* Serve hot with naan,paratha or any Indian bread.