Easy Paneer Masala Recipe

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Prep Time 10 Minutes

Cooking Time 15 Minutes

Servings 2-3

Rating

A delectable cottage cheese(paneer) recipe, Paneer Masala recipe is so easy to prepare when you have a sudden guest at your home. It is simple, delicious, and a versatile dish. This dish is ideal for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It can be served with any Indian flat bread.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cupspaneer (cottage cheese), cut into cubes
1 tbspoil
1 cupfinely chopped tomatoes
1/2 cupfresh cream
saltto taste

To Be Ground Into A Smooth Paste

3/4 cuproughly chopped onions
2 tsppoppy seeds (khus-khus)
1 tbspfreshly grated coconut
2 stickscinnamon (dalchini)
2cloves (laung / lavang)
6peppercorns (kalimirch)
6whole dry kashmiri red chilies, broken into pieces
1 tbspcoriander (dhania) seeds
1 1/2 tspcumin seeds (jeera)
5garlic (lehsun) cloves

Directions

For the paste

In a blender add onion, poppy seeds, grated coconut, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorns, red chili, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, and garlic and blend into a smooth paste and keep it aside.

How to proceed

Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai, add the prepared paste and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes and stir occasionally.
Add chopped tomatoes and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes and stir occasionally.
Add cream, ½ cup of water, and salt, mix it well and cook on a medium flame for 5 to 6 minutes and stir occasionally.
Add the paneer cubes, mix it gently and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes and stir occasionally.
Switch off the flame and transfer it to a serving dish and serve it hot with paratha.

Meghna Nath