Paneer Recipes

How to Make Chilly Paneer at Home

2009-12-15T07:40:00.001-08:00

Chilly Paneer Recipe - Today I will tell you how to make chilly paneer at home. Chilly paneer is different and tasty dish. Mostly its a dry recipe. I hope all of my readers will like yummy and spicy chilly paneer.

Ingredients to make chilly paneer:

200 grams Paneer
1-Green Capsicum (Shimla Mirch), sliced lengthwise
Oil 2-3 tbsp
Garlic 3-4 flakes - crushed
Green chillies 2-3
Onion 1 big ,sliced lengthwise
Soya sauce 2-3 tsp
Tomato sauce 1 tbsp
Chilly sauce 1 tbsp
Black pepper 1 tsp
Garam Masala 1 tsp
Salt to taste

How to make Chilly Paneer:

Cut the paneer into small cubes. Heat oil in a pan on low flame, add paneer cubes and fry to a light golden color. Take out the paneer cubes and keep aside. Now add garlic and green chili in same oil,, fry for a minute. Add onion and stir lightly. Onion should become little crunchy, add capsicum (Green Pepper / Shimla mirch) and stir for a minute. Add black pepper, salt, garam masala and mix in. Add chilly sauce, tomato sauce, soya sauce and mix. Stir for few minutes. Finally add fried paneer cubes to the mixture. Yummy chilly paneer is ready to serve at home.

You can also learn how to make Palak Paneer at home.

How to make Shahi Paneer at Home

2009-12-08T06:17:00.001-08:00

Shahi means royal. Shahi Paneer is one of the old dish which used be ordered whenever someone used to go to a restaurant. Now vegetarians prefer to order paneer butter masala, however they still want to prepare shahi paneer, palak paneer, paneer bhurji at home. The recipe of shahi paneer is very simple. I hope you will enjoy it.

Ingredients for Shahi Paneer:

250 Grams Paneer
1 Onion - finely chopped
3-4 Tomatoes - finely chopped
1/4 cup beaten curd
8-10 Cashews (Raw)
2 Green Chilies, finely chopped
1/2" piece Ginger, finely chopped
1 large garlic clove, finely minced
2-3 Cardamoms (ilaiychi), crushed
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cumin powder
1 teaspoon ground coriander powder
1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala
1/2 teaspoon Red Chilly Powder
2 teaspoon Tomato Sauce
2-3 tablespoon oil
1/2 cup Water
Salt to taste
Cilantro leaves - chopped

How to make Shahi Paneer:

Cut the paneer into cubes or one inch long pieces. Keep some paneer aside for garnishing purpose. Soak cashews in warm milk for 20 mins and then blend it. Keep cashew paste aside.

To prepare Shahi Paneer, heat oil in a frying pan. Add onion and let it fry till it gets light brown. Now add ginger, garlic, cardamoms(ilaiychi) and green chilies. Then add turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala, red chili powder and salt . Stir the mixture and fry it for 2-3 mins. Add chopped tomatoes and cashew paste and cook it for 5-6 mins.

Add beaten curd, tomato sauce and cook it further. Add water based on the thickness of the gravy required and let it cool. Blend it with blender. Pour the gravy back in the pan. Add paneer cubes and gently simmer it for few minutes.

Garnish it with grated paneer and chopped cilantro leaves. Shahi Paneer is ready to serve.

If you have liked my shahi paneer recipe then you can also view other recipes of mutter paneer, panner bhurji, palak paneer, chilly paneer and paneer butter masala.

How to Make Mutter Paneer at Home

2009-12-07T08:42:00.001-08:00

Ingredients for Mutter Paneer:

Green Peas - 1 Cup
1 Cup Paneer Cubes
1 medium chopped onion
2 large tomatoes (finally chopped)
2 tbsp oil
Cloves (laung) - 2
1/2 tbsp cumin (jeera) seeds
1/4 tbsp mustard (raai) seeds
1/4 inch Ginger grated
Garlic cloves (3 to 4)
1/4 teaspoon sugar
Salt (As per taste)
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
1/4 teaspoon turmeric(haldi) powder
3/4 teaspoon coriander(dhaniya) powder
1 tbsp cumin(jeera) powder
Cilantro leaves - chopped

How to make Mutter Paneer at home:

First boil the green peas in a cup of water and a pinch of sugar. Cook till it becomes little soft and then keep aside in a plate. Now take a pan and heat oil on medium flame.

Add paneer cubes and fry till it turns soft and light golden brown. This will happen real quick. Remove it and keep aside in a separate plate or bowl. To prepare the gravy part, put some oil in the pan and heat it.

Add cloves, cumin seeds until it changes color and sputter. Add chopped onions, ginger and garlic. Saute until the onion becomes golden brown. Add chopped tomatoes, sugar, salt and cook till the tomatoes are soften. Now add chilly powder, garam masala, turmeric (Haldi) powder, coriander(Dhaniya) powder and cumin (Jeera) powder. Add some water as per your gravy thickness choice and stir it for 5 to 6 mins. Add peas and paneer cubes and let it simmer for few (7 to 8) minutes.

Finally garnish with chopped cilantro leaves. Mutter paneer is ready to serve with rice, chapati or paranthas.

Mutter paneer is good for health because of green peas nutrient contents.

How to Make Paneer Bhurji at Home

2009-12-06T03:59:00.000-08:00

Paneer Bhurji is a dry dish which is one of the favorite dish of ladies when they are in little rush.
This dish is quick to cook and at time preferred by many of us when we do not have any vegetable available with us. So be ready to learn how to make paneer bhurji at home.

Ingredients for Paneer Bhurji:

Grated Paneer – 200gm
1 cup tomatoes – Sliced into quarters
2 onions – Finally Chopped
Finely chopped peppers – 1cup
Grated Ginger
Cashewnuts - 4 (chopped)
Green chillies – 3 to 4
Red chilly powder –1tsp
Garam masala – 1/2tsp
Jeera (seeds) – 1tsp
Haldi powder – 1/2tsp
Salt to taste
Oil – 2tbsp

How to Make Paneer Bhurji at Home:

Take a pan and heat the oil. Add jeera seeds. Now add Haldi, ginger, green chillies along with this chopped onions.
Now add peppers to it and fry for sometime.
Then add tomatoes along with cashew nuts, salt, red chilly powder and garam masala. Keep mixing it.
Finally add grated paneer, mix it well and cook for five minutes.
Garnish with Hara Dhania (cilantro).
Paneer Bhurji is ready
Serve Hot

How to Make Paneer Butter Masala at Home

2009-03-27T09:05:00.000-07:00

How to make Paneer Butter Masala at Home

Ingredients for Paneer Butter Masala:

Paneer- 250 gms
Tomatoes- 3 large or Tomato Puree 2 tbsp
Cashewnuts - 2 tbsp
Milk- 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder (Haldi)- 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder- 1 tsp
Coriander powder- 2 tsp
Jeera powder- 1/2 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Curry masala- 1/2 tsp
Kasoori methi - 1/4 tsp
Oil+ butter -3 tbsp (1:2)
Cloves- 2
Coriander leaves- Chopped finely for Garnishing
Salt as per your taste

How to make Paneer Butter Masala:

Cut paneer into cubes or strips. Chop onions and grind it to paste. Prepare tomato puree from the tomatoes. Grind cashewnuts to paste. Heat oil and ghee in a pan and add cinnamon and cloves. Add onion paste and fry for some time. Now add the ginger, garlic paste and fry again for some time. Now add tomato puree. Continue to fry till the oil gets seperate and then add turmeric, chilli powder, dhania and jeera powder. Then add cashews paste to the masala. Add milk , cover it with a lid and cook in a slow flame till the masala is well cooked. Add paneer cubes along with garam masala powder, kasoori methi,salt and curry masala . cook for 5 - 10 minutes or till the oil comes on top. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves. Delicious paneer butter masala is ready. Serve hot with Chapati or naan.

Tips:

For more rich gravy you can add fresh cream instead of milk. If you need more gravy, you can grind 1-2 tsps of coconut along with cashews. You can fry the paneer in oil or use fried paneer and add them to the gravy too. In that case the pieces turns hard and don't absorb the gravy while cooking. An alternative approach is to fry the paneer cubes, soak it in some water for 2 mins and then drain before adding it to the gravy.

How to make Paneer Tikka at Home

2009-03-23T21:56:00.000-07:00

Ingredients to make Paneer Tikka at Home:

500 gms Paneer
2 capsicum (Green Pepper)
2 Onions chopped in slices
3-4 crushed Garlic cloves
2 Lemons
4 tbsp oil
2 tbsp red chilli sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tbsp pav bhaji masala
1 tbsp amchoor powder
1 tbsp salt or according to the taste
1 tbsp chat masala
1/2 tea spoon of red food colour(optional)
1 tbsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp red chilli powder

How to Make Paneer Tikka at home:

Cut paneer into small cubes for paneer tikka
Cut bell pepper and onions in squares.
Mix all the other ingredients with the cubes of paneer, onion and bell peppers so that all the cubes are properly coated with the mixture.
Leave it to marinate from 1 to 2 hours.
Pre heat the oven at 350F and bake the cubes for 30 mins. Once it gets brown on one side, flip it to another side.
It gets automatically fried because paneer itself contains some amount of oil.
Extract juice from two lemons.
Remove and Serve hot on a serving platter.Add more lemon juice if required.
Serve with finely sliced onions garnished with lemon juice and red chilli powder end enjoy tangy flavoured paneer tikka.

How to Make Palak Paneer at Home

2009-03-20T00:12:00.000-07:00

Palak Paneer Recipe - Palak Paneer is very delicious Indian recipe. Palak is also known as spinach. I have described, how to make palak paneer.

Ingredients:

Small cubes of Paneer (100 gms)
Palak (Spinach) - 3 bunches
Sliced Onion - 1 Medium Sized
3-4 Garlic cloves
Small Ginger One piece
4-5 tbsp of vegetable oil for spinach
2-3 tbsp of vegetable oil to fry paneer
Milk, Curd
Garam Masala Powder - 1 Teaspoon
Red chilly powder, Coriander powder
Salt as per Taste

How to Make Palak Paneer at Home:

Soak paneer cubes in water for few minutes, and fry it in a pan to light golden brown color in oil. Chop palak and clean it. Cook palak (spinach) for 6 to 7 minutes in a vessel with water, covering it from top. In the meantime, chop onions, garlic cloves, and ginger. Grind them together in the mixer, and prepare paste. Strain off water from palak, and grind it to a fine paste. Take oil in a pan with medium flame, let it warm a little, then put chopped onion, ginger, and garlic paste and fry it till it gets brownish white. Now add half teaspoon of Garam Masala, coriander powder, red chilly powder, and pinch of salt and sugar (as per taste). Stir it till it gets brownish. Now add palak paste to it along with a little water, and stir as it cooks. Pour 2-3 tbsp of fresh curd, about 30-40ml milk, and 2 tbsp cream. Now add paneer cubes to palak. Stir for few minutes, and turn off the flame. Delicious and mouth watering Palak Paneer is ready to serve.

Health and Palak Paneer :

Palak (Spinach) has many nutrients as compare to other vegetables. It contains good amount of vitamin K and A which helps you bone up. the vegetable also provides cardiovascular protection. Cooked palak is good source of iron. So alongwith good taste of palak paneer, one can also enjoy so many good qualities of the dish. Palak paneer is considered as one of the famous north indian cusine.

More recipes : I am very much fond of to make paneer recipes at home. You can also read my other recipes - shahi paneer recipe, puneer butter masala recipe, paneer bhurji recipe, mutter paneer recipe.