Kadai Paneer

How to make Kadai Paneer | Popular Restaurant Style Karahi Paneer Recipe | Indian Restaurant Style Spicy Cottage Cheese Recipe with Stepwise images 

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I'm back with one more paneer recipe. Sharing restaurant style recipe with stepwise images. Kadai Paneer aka Karahi Paneer - An Indian vegetarian dish made of cottage cheese, onions, capsicum, tomatoes and a blend of Indian spices.

Kadai Paneer is the most popular paneer recipe and perhaps the most ordered paneer dishes in Indian Restaurants..

Karahi is a Hindi word, it means a thick, deep bowl shaped frying pan with two round loop shaped handles. 

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☑Recipe details 

⚫Cuisine Indian 

⚫Preparation time 5-10 minutes

⚫cook time 15-20 minutes 

⚫Servings 2-3

☑Ingredients required 

⚫250 grams paneer 

⚫3  tomatoes 

⚫One medium onion 

⚫1 capsicum

⚫2tsp ginger, garlic green chilly paste.

⚫1tsp garam masala powder

⚫3-4 tsp kadai masala powder

⚫2 tsp red chilly powder

⚫salt to taste 

⚫1 tbsp cooking oil

☑For Kadai Masala Powder 

⚫2tbsp coriander seeds 

⚫2 Kashmiri red chillies

⚫1tsp cumin seeds

⚫1tsp fennel seeds

⚫½tsp black pepper 

⚫½ tsp Kasuri Methi (Dried fenugreek leaves)

☑Method 

✔Step 1 Prepare Kadai Masala powder 

◾Combine all the ingredients mentioned below for kadai Masala in a fry pan and dry roast on slow flame for a minute or two.

◾Allow it to cool down and then   transfer it to mixer grinder jar, use pulse button and blend it for 12-15 seconds and make a coarse powder... 

◾Keep it aside until called for..

✔Step 2 Vegetable Cutting

◾Paneer Cut into cubes 

◾capsicum Cut into cubes 

◾Tomatoes - one tomato, cut into cubes and remaining two - finely chopped or puree it

◾Onion Cut into cubes 

◾ginger garlic, finely chopped or make a paste

✔Step 3 Cooking time

◾Heat oil in a heavy bottomed frying pan or wok. 

◾Add 1tsp kadai masala powder.. Stir fry for 10-15 seconds.. 

◾Add tomato puree, cook it on medium to high flame for 3-5 minutes. 

◾Add ginger, garlic and green chilies . Mix well saute again for a min or two. 

◾Add chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt to taste... mix it well... 

◾Now add tomato, capsicum and onion cubes and saute for a minute or two.

◾Add paneer cubes and garam masala powder... Mix it gently.

◾Cover it with the lid and cook for 3-5 minutes or until done... if needed add ⅓ cup water..

◾ Lastly sprinkle kadai masala powder.. Stir gently and serve hot with roti or naan..