Kashmiri Paneer



I saw this tomato based Kashmiri paneer recipe on TV a few months back. After two trials I made some improvisation in terms of ingredients to bring out my own version. The original recipe calls for the use of ghee. My first trial was with complete ghee and the second trial was with complete oil. Learnt that the use of ghee is essential for a nice texture to the gravy. For calorie reasons I used a combination of ghee and vegetable oil. Can be had with roti’s or rice.

the recipe

paneer – 200 gms
tomato – 4
curd – 3-4 tbsp
chilly powder – ¾ tsp
salt – to taste
black cardamom – 2 or green cardamom – 3
bay leaf – 2 small
ghee - 2 tbsp

ingredients not in the original recipe

Pepper powder – ½ tsp
Sugar – ½ - ¾ tsp
Oil – 2 tbsp
Onion – 1
Garlic – 3 cloves

the method

Cut the paneer into 4 cm long x 2-3 cm wide slabs.

Chop the tomatoes, onion and garlic and puree it with the curd.
Heat oil in a frying pan and add the ghee and vegetable oil. Deep fry the paneer pieces till light to golden brown (may be fried in batches). In the original recipe, the paneer was fried till it turned almost black. Drain the fried paneer pieces and place it in ¼ cup water or milk.

To the remaining ghee + oil add the bay leaf and cardamom and fry till the aroma comes out. Add the pureed tomato and curd mix. Add the chilly powder and salt and let the puree boil for five minutes. Add pepper powder and sugar. Check taste and add more sugar and pepper if needed. Half cup water may be added if the gravy is too thick. Add the fried paneer pieces and simmer for ten minutes.

20 comments:

  1. That is such a lovely color,and I can bet on the excellent taste as well:)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Wat a catchy,fingerlicking kashmiri paneer, very tempting..

    ReplyDelete
  3. The spice combination and the color of the curry
    is making it look really really tasty!

    US Masala

    ReplyDelete
  4. I love d color of this gravy...Looks tempting!!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Looks so tempting..what a lovely color,attractive

    ReplyDelete
  6. Looks too good and i love kashmiri dishes..

    ReplyDelete
  7. very different recipe....love to try it.
    Biny

    ReplyDelete
  8. yummm..the paneer looks so good..just loved the colour.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Love the spice mix in the recipe. Looks creamy and delicious.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Panneer looks amazingly delicious and colorful . Excellent preparation.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

    ReplyDelete
  11. I like this paneer :) actually all paneer I like a lot :)

    ReplyDelete
  12. Hi -
    Doesnt the curd/tomato/onion thing curdle? (Sorry if its a stupid question, I am fairly new to cooking)
    :)
    Marshe

    ReplyDelete
  13. beautiful color! Please include my event link here & re-post it to a date in Nov 2011. If you go through event rules, you will know. Thanks for linking. Kindly make the changes & let me know. (leave a comment)
    -
    Kavi | Edible Entertainment
    Ongoing event: Healthy Lunch Challenge

    ReplyDelete

Try it and let me know if you wanted to make some changes or if you made some changes and share the idea!

Spicy Brinjal and Potato Stir Fry

Brinjal is one of my favourite vegetables. Growing up in the hillstation Valparai we had our own patch of vegetable garden and we use...