Spicy Paneer. Spicy masala paneer is a great recipe to make for your guests or during special occasions. The best thing about this curry dish is - it is loved equally by vegetarians as well as non-vegetarians. You can make it easily by sauteing the paneer cubes with spicy blend of masala for maximum flavor.
Paneer tikka is a delicious must-have vegetarian snack at any party.
Scoop it on to kitchen paper.
Heat about an inch of vegetable oil in a large frying pan.
You can cook Spicy Paneer using 17 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Spicy Paneer
- It's 100 gms of paneer.
- You need 2 of onions.
- It's 2 of tomatoes.
- You need 4 of green chillies.
- You need 1 of Spring onion.
- You need 2 of garlic cloves.
- You need 1/2 inch of ginger.
- You need 3 tbsp of pure ghee.
- It's Pinch of asafoetida.
- It's 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder.
- Prepare 1/2 tbsp of Red chilli powder.
- You need 1/2 tsp of Coriander powder.
- It's 2 tbsp of tomato sauce.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of chilli sauce.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of soya sauce.
- Prepare to taste of Salt.
The oil is hot enough when you add one cube of the paneer and it immediately begins to sizzle in the pan. Add more of the cubes and fry until the cubes are toasted and nicely browned. You may need to do this in batches. Kadai Paneer is a delicious dish made from firm cottage cheese, onions, tomatoes, capsicum (green bell peppers) and Indian spices.
Spicy Paneer instructions
- Firstly, wash and cut the onion, tomato, green chilli, ginger, spring onion and cut the paneer cubes..
- Now, Heat ghee in a pan. Add asafoetida and crackle the cumin seeds. Add green chilli, ginger and garlic and fry till garlic turns golden in colour. Now add onion, spring onions and fry them till golden brown colour. Add tomato and mix the masala like turmeric powder, red chilli Powder and Coriander powder mix well them and cover for 5-6 mins. Stir occasionally..
- Add paneer and mix well in the mixture. Now add tomato sauce, chilli sauce, soya sauce and Salt, Cook for 5 mins..
- Garish with spring onion leaves and serve hot with naan..
There are two ways the recipe can be made and I am sharing both the versions in this post. Kadai Paneer - Semi Dry Restaurant Style; Kadai Paneer Gravy - Spicy Home Style; Both the recipe versions taste fabulous and you can choose what you prefer. It is either made into paneer or yogurt, as per the situation in the refrigerator. This easy spicy paneer curry has regular pantry ingredients like onions, tomatoes and chillies, and of course some aromatics by way of whole spices. Paneer Masala is an easy to make dish of paneer where paneer cubes are simmered in an onion tomato based spicy gravy.
