Kadai Paneer | Chapati Side dish

Paneer or Indian Cottage cheese is used extensively in Indian Cooking. Ready made paneer is available in Indian groceries. It can also be prepared easily in home. Kadai Paneer is a Indian gravy served as a side dish to Roti / Chapati / Naan. Indian spices are freshly ground and added to the gravy prepared by frying onions, capsicum and paneer into tomato paste. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing spicy Indian gravy Kadai Paneer.


Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Yields: 3 Servings

Ingredients
Table 1: To dry roast and grind

Coriander seeds | Dhaniya	2 tsp
Cumin seeds | Seeragam	1 tsp
Fennel seeds | Sombu	1 tsp
Red chillies	3
Black pepper | Milagu	1 tsp
Cloves | Krambu	1
Cinnamon stick | Pattai	1 inch
Kasoori Methi crushed	1/2 tsp

Table 2:

Oil	1 tbsp
Ginger and garlic finely chopped	1 tbsp
Onions chopped	1/2 Cup
Capsicum chopped	1/4 Cup
Tomato paste	1/4 Cup
Paneer cubes	20

Instructions:

• Dry roast all the ingredients mentioned in table 1 and grind it coarse powder.

•  Heat oil in a pan. Add finely chopped ginger and garlic. Fry till raw smell goes off. Add onions and fry till they turn translucent.

• Add capsicum and fry for 2 mins. Add tomato paste and fry till raw smell goes off. Add 1/4 Cup water.

• Add the ground powder from ingredients in table 1. Add paneer and fry till the gravy thickens.

Kadai Paneer 

Tips:
Adjust red chillies and black pepper to your taste.
Finely chopped ginger and garlic can be replaced with ginger garlic paste.
If tomato paste is not available, blanch one ripe tomato and grind it into smooth paste.