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kadai paneer recipe

                                kadai paneer gravy recipe

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INGREDIENTs:

main ingredients:

·         250 to 300 gms paneer/cottage cheese
·         1 small to medium capsicum/green bell pepper
·         1.5 inch ginger, chopped + 7-8 medium sized garlic, chopped, crushed in a mortar-pestle to a fine paste.
·         1 to 2 green chilies, chopped
·         2 medium sized onions, 100 gms, finely chopped
·         7 medium to large tomatoes, 500 to 550 gms tomatoes (2 tomatoes, finely chopped and 5 tomatoes, pureed in a blender)
·         ¾ to 1 tsp garam masala powder
·         ½ tbsp crushed kasuri methi/dry fenugreek leaves
·         ½ to ¾ cup water
·         2 tbsp cream (optional)
·         2 to 3 tbsp oil or ghee or butter
·         a few chopped coriander leaves for garnish
·         salt as required
for the kadai masala:
·         5 tsp coriander seeds
·         4 to 5 dry kashmiri red chilies, if using any other variety of dry red chilies, then reduce to 2 to 4 depending on the heat and pungency of the chilies.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.      first roast the coriander and dry kashmiri red chilies in a pan on a low flame till aromatic.
2.      when the spices cool, grind both of them in a grinder to a semi fine powder. keep aside.
3.      finely chop the onions. julienne (cut into very thin strips) the capscium/green bell pepper.
4.      finely chop 2 tomatoes. roughly chop 5 tomatoes and add them to the blender. make a puree of the tomatoes. keep the tomato puree aside.
5.      crush the ginger-garlic to a fine paste in a mortar-pestle.
6.      in a pan heat oil or ghee or butter. then add the ginger-garlic paste and saute till their raw aroma disappears.
7.      then add the chopped onions and saute till transparent.
8.      add the ground coriander and kashmiri red chilli powder that we made. also add green chilies.
9.      stir well and saute for few seconds. add the tomatoes and saute for 2 to 3 mins. then add tomato puree.
10.  stir well and continue to saute till you see oil leaving the sides. about 9 to 10 mins on a low flame.
11.  add the capsicum/green bell pepper julienne. stir and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes on a low to medium flame.
12.  add water and salt and continue to simmer for some 7 to 8 minutes.
13.  later add crushed kasuri methi/dry fenugreek leaves and garam masala powder and stir.
14.  add the paneer cubes or slices. stir gently. cook the paneer for about 2 to 3 mins.
15.  you can also 2 tbsp of cream toward the end. just stir the cream gently in the gravy.

16.  garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve kadai paneer gravy with rotis, naan, steamed rice or jeera rice.

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