Kadai Paneer (Cottage Cheese)

Very delicious Paneer recipe which is a perfect side for Chappathi / pita bread

Serves - 3 Adults

Ingredients:

Paneer - 1/4 kilo (can be bought in Asian spice shops)
Green Peppers - 2 (finely chopped)

Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon

Coriander powder - 1 tablespoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander Leaves - few strands

Salt as required


For the paste
Tomato (big) - 3
Green Chilli - 4 nos
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic Cloves - 5

Method:

1. Fry the peppers with little oil in a kadai for 5 minutes. Cool the peppers in a bowl spreaded with kitchen towel
2. Grind the items given for making the paste in a blender.
3. Cut the paneer into small cubes and fry them in a kadai with little oil. Fry till its slightly brown and then immerse the paneer into a separate bowl of water. This is to soften the paneer cubes
4. In the same kadai, season with cumin seeds. Once the cumin pops, add the ground paste into the kadai
5. Add turmeric powder , coriander powder and salt to the ground paste along with little water. Let the mixture boil for sometime until the contents turns into a thick gravy
6. Add the fried peppers and soaked paneer to the contents in the kadai and saute for few minutes
7. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with chappathi