Kadai Paneer

Kadai Paneer is a dry gravy dish prepared mainly during occasions. Paneer cubes are cooked in thick spicy tomato gravy with added Indian grounded spices. This dish goes well with Fried rice & Naan. Let’s get into the recipe.

Ingredients:

• Paneer cubes – 1cup
• Onion – 2medium size (chopped finely)
• Capsicum – 1no (cut into large squares)
• Tomato – 1no (smashed)
• Ginger- Garlic paste – 1tbsp
• Cumin Seeds/ Jeera – 1tsp
• Chili Powder – 1tsp
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Garam Masala Powder – 1tsp
• Coriander powder – 1tsp
• Tomato sauce – 1tsp
• Fenugreek/ Methi dry leaves – 1tsp
• Coriander leaves/ Malli ela – 2tbsp (chopped)
• Oil – 2tbsp
• Salt as per taste.

Method:

• Heat a kadai & pour oil. Add jeera & allow it to splutter.
• Then add the chopped onion & nicely sauté till golden in color.
• Add ginger-garlic paste & nicely sauté for 2mins.
• Add chili powder, turmeric powder, Garam Masala powder, Coriander powder & salt.
• Sauté for 2mins. Then add the smashed tomatoes & tomato sauce.
• Nicely sauté till oil oozes out from the gravy. Add Methi leaves.
• Then add the paneer cubes & nicely mix all the ingredients.
• Lower the flame & cover kadai with a lid. Cook for 5mins.
• Remove the lid & Garnish the dish with Coriander leaves. Switch off the flame.
• Kadai Paneer is ready to serve hot.

Goes well with Naan, Roti, Chapathi & fried rice.