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Kadai Paneer Recipe

Spicy and flavour full paneer recipe made with onion, capsicum and specially dry roasted spices.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian, North Indian
Keyword: kadai paneer recipe
Servings: 3 People

Ingredients

  • 250 gm paneer
  • 3 dry red chilli
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 big onion chopped
  • ½ tsp ginger
  • ½ tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 1 tomato chopped
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ cup tomato puree
  • ½ cup diced onion
  • 1 cup diced red capsicum
  • 1 cup diced yellow capsicum
  • 1 cup diced green capsicum
  • ½ cup tomato diced
  • ½ cup water
  • Pinch of Kasuri methi
  • coriander leaves

Instructions

  • Take a pan and heat it.
  • Now add 3 dry red chillies, and ½ tsp black pepper into it.
  • Add 2 tbsp coriander seeds, and 1 tbsp cumin seeds to the pan.
  • Dry roast them on the low gas flame for 8-10 minutes. Once the fragrance of masala comes out. It means they are ready.
  • Take them out on the plate and let them cool down.
  • Make a semi-fine powder (coarsely powder) in the mortar and pestle ( imam dasta/mamdasta). You can make a fine powder of it. But I prefer the semi-fine powder way.
  • In a kadhai, add 2 tbsp oil and heat it.
  • Now add 2 bay leaves and 1 chopped big onion to it. Cook it on low flame until it turns golden brown.
  • Add ½ tsp ginger and ½ tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder to it.
  • Add 1 finely chopped tomato to it
  • Now add ¼ tsp turmeric powder and 1 tsp coriander powder
  • Now add 1 tsp salt or according to your taste.
  • Mix them well and cook until the oil is released from the masala.
  • Add ½ cup tomato puree and mix it well.
  • Take another pan and add 1 tbsp oil. And heat it.
  • Add ½ cup diced onion and cook it for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add 1 cup diced red capsicum, Add 1 cup diced yellow capsicum, and Add 1 cup diced green capsicum. And saute it for 1-2 minutes.
  • Now add 250 gm paneer cut into cubes in it.
  • Add 1/2 cup diced tomato to it.
  • Add 1-2 pinch of salt to it.
  • Add 2 tbsp masala which we prepared earlier. And toss it.
  • Now add the sauteed vegetables to the tomato mixture which is cooking simultaneously on another gas burner.
  • Add ½ cup of water to it and mix it well.
  • Sprinkle some Kasuri methi on it for additional flavour.
  • Add chopped coriander leaves for garnishing.
  • Classic kadhai paneer is ready. Serve it in serving kadhai.