Paneer Tikka Masala

Paneer Tikka Masala

Marinated paneer cooked in onion tomato and yogurt based gravy..

Ingredients:-

For paneer tikka :- 

• Paneer 400 grm
• Red and green bell pepper 1-1
• Onion
• Tomato

For marination :- 

• 1 cup thick yogurt
• 2 tblspn ginger garlic chilli paste
• 1 tblspn Tandoori masala
• 1 tspn red chilli powder
• 1 tspn garam masala
• 1 tspn chaat masala
• 1 tspn kasoori methi
• 1 tblspn lemon juice
• 1 tblspn oil

Method for marination :-

Cut paneer, onion, tomato, bell paper into a square shape.

Mix all the ingredients for marination

Mix with cut vege and paneer

Marinate for at least 1/2 hr.

In the meanwhile we will prepare the gravy..

Ingredients for gravy :-

• 1 onion ( chopped finely)
• 2 tomato ( pureed)
• 1 tblspnGinger garlic paste
• 1-2 tspnRed chilli powder
• 1 tspn Garam masala
• 1/4 tspn Turmeric powder
• Whole garam masala (1 cinnamon stick, 3-4 whole cardamom,4-5 cloves )
• 2 tblspn Heavy cream
• 1 tspn corn flour ( dissolved in water)
• Leftover yogurt marination
• Oil
• Salt to taste

Preparation for paneer tikka masala

Heat oil in a pan

Sauté the marinated paneer and vegetables

Take it out in a plate

• Now add whole garam masala and cumin to hot oil
• Add finely chopped onion
• Fry until it becomes brown
• Add puréed tomato paste and ginger garlic paste and all the dry masala
• Add salt too.
• Cook till all the water evaporated
• And oil separates from sides.
• Now add leftover marination( in which u marinated the paneer and veges)
• Fry till oil separates
• Add dissolved corn flour .
• Mix it well
• Add thik cream mix it well
• Now add sautéed paneer and veges .
• Mix it well
• If its too thik add little bit water.
• Cook it for 10 min. On low heat.
• Take it out in serving bowl.

Serve hot with parantha, naan or tandoori roti.

Dum Paneer Kali Mirch

Dum Paneer Kali Mirch

 

Ingredients:-

• 1 1/2 cup paneer ( cut triangle )
• 1 onion ( sliced)
• 1/2 cup curd
• 1/4 cup fresh cream
• 2 tspn Ginger garlic green chili paste
• Whole garam masala(3-4 cardamom ,1 cinnamon stick,2 bay leaves,  4 cloves)
• 1/4 tspn Cumin powder
• 1/4 tspn Coriander powder
• 1/8 tspn Turmeric powder
• 1 tspn black pepper powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 tspn ghee

Recipe:-

Fry the sliced onion and grid them into a fine paste

Heat some ghee in a pan add all the whole garam masala
When crackle add onion paste fry for a min add ginger garlic green chili paste
Fry for 2 min
Now add curd fry for 1 min
Add all the dry masala
Add 1/4 cup of water
Fry till oil separates.
Add salt to taste
Now add 1 cup of water
When water starts to boil add cut paneer pieces .
Add some fresh cream
Cover the pan with aluminum foil ten with the lid

Cook it 15 to 20 min.
Add some fresh coriander leaves.
Serve hot with chapati, parantha , naan or rice.

Paneer tikka

Recipe for Paneer Tikka 

Ingredient:-

• Paneer 2 cups
• Bell pepper ( green and red) 2
• Onion 1
• Mushroom 2 cups

For marination :-                                                              

•  2 cup Thick yogurt 
• 2 tblspn Ginger garlic paste
• 1 tspn red chilli powder
• 1 tspn garam masala
• 2 tblspn graham flour( besan)
• 1 tspn chaat masala
• 3 tblspn tandoori masala
• 1 tspn lemon juice
• 1 tspn salt

Method:-

• Cut paneer into 1 inch by 1 inch cubes. Keep aside.           
• Cut bell peppers and onions in square.
• Wash mushroom and take out its stem and dry it.

• To prepare marinade 

• Add all the ingredients in a bowl. Mix well. Now add all the cut vegetables and Paneer to the marinade. 
• Gently mix and cover it .

• Keep it in the refrigerator for couple of hours or overnight .
• Soak the bamboo skewers in water for 1/2 hr.
• Preheat oven on 375 degrees.
• Arrange paneer pieces on skewers alternately with bell peppers, onions and mushrooms.

• Place the skewers on a grill or wire rack brushed with some oil. 
• Broil  it on hi  for 15 -20 minutes turning once in between.

• Cook till paneer pieces get golden brown on all the sides.
• Serve it  with cilantro chutney and lemon wedges.

Paneer Butter Masala

Paneer Butter Masala

Recipe for Paneer Butter Masala

Ingredients:-

1 onion

2 tomatoes (boiled and pureed)

300 grm paneer (cubed)

1 tblspn ginger garlic paste

3 tblspn cashew paste

3 tblspn butter or ghee

2 tblspn fresh cream

1 cup milk

1/2 cup water

1 tspn red chilli powder

1/2 tspn turmeric powder

1/2 tspn garm masala

3-4 cloves

1 small cinnamon stick

1/2 tspn jeera

2 tspn dry kasuri methi (fenugreek leaves)

1/2 tspn lemon juice

salt to taste




Method:-

1- Skin the onion..chop in big pieces and blanch them in hot water for 4-5 min.

2- Grind them to make paste.

3-Boil the tomato, peel the skin and pureed them.

4-Take 1 tblspn ghee and fry paneer cubes lightly (or as u like)

5-Take 1 cup of warm water add some salt and turmeric powder to it and immerse the paneer cubes at least for 10 min.

6-Now in a pan take 2 tblspn of ghee, add cloves,jeera and cinammon stick.

7- Now add the onion paste .saute till light brown

8-Now add ginger garlic paste fry it til golden brown.

9-Now add tomato puree and all the masala. fry it till ghee leaves from sides.

10-Now add water and milk let it boil for sometime.

11- Now add paneer cubes and crushed kasuri methi.

12-Let it simmer on medium heat till you get the desired curry consistency .

13- Add lemon juice,remove from fire and add fresh cream.

14- Searve hot with your choice of bread(roti, naan.paratha) or rice.

Paneer Pasanda

Paneer Pasanda

Paneer Pasanda Recipe

Ingredients:-

200 grm paneer cubes
100 frm paneer (grated)
1 onion
2 large tomato
2 tblspn maida
1 tblspn crushed chaswe nuts
1 tblspn raisinds.
1 tblspn ginger garlic paste
1 tspn kasoori methi
1tblspn coriander powder
2 tblspn cream
1 tspn cumin
1/4 tspn turmeric
1/2 tspn garam masala
1 tblspn oil
chopped coriander leaves

Recipe:-

Cut paneer into triangle.
slit paneer (for stuffing)

mixture for filling:-

• Take grated paneer add crused cashew nuts, raisins,chopped coriander ,chopped green chili ,salt and amchur powder amchur powder.
• Because of the paneer this mixture will bind by itself.
• Stuff the paneer like sandwich.

Frying:-

• make a paste of maida and cornfour using water.
• coat the stuffed paneer and lightly fry.

For gravy:-

• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add garam masala and cumin.Let it splutter.
• Add chopped onions,salt and ginger garlic paste.
• Cook for 2 min.
• Now add chopped tomatoes.
• Add coriander powder abd chili powder
• Add some water if gravy thickens.
• Now put this mixture in a blender.
• Grind it to a fine paste.
• Again boil this paste adding some water
• Add kasoori methi.
• let it simmer for some time till cooked.
• Add stuffed paneer to the gravy.
• Boil for 3-4 min.
• Add cream.
• Take out from the flame
• Serve hot with rice or chapati or naan.

Achari Paneer

Achari Paneer Recipe

Ingredients:-

1 kg cubed paneer
200 ml oil
8 tsp fennel seeds
4 tsp black mustard seeds
2 tsp fenugreek seeds
4 tsp cumin seeds
8 ground onions
16 chopped green chillies
4 tsp turmeric
6 tsp ginger paste
400 ml whipped curd
6 tsp dry mango powder
4 tsp kashmiri mirch
4 tsp sugar

Recipe:-

• Heat the oil and fry the fennel, fenugreek and cumin seeds. After 15-20 seconds, add onions and green chillies. Stir and fry until golden.
• Add turmeric powder, garlic and ginger pastes. Fry for a minute. Pour in the yoghurt, dry mango powder, chilli powder, sugar and salt. Cook until oil separates.
• Add paneer with about 150 ml water. Allow it to heat through.
• Garnish and serve hot with chapati or parantha

Akbari Paneer

Akbari Paneer

Ingredients :-

250 grams paneer (cootage cheese)
2 Onion (medium) cut in long thin pieces
Ginger 1" piece cut in long thin pieces
Garlic 8 kali cut in long thin pieces
3 Small cardamom
Cinamom 1" piece
Ghee or oil 4 tbs
3 Tomato (medium size)
Salt to taste
Red chilli powder 1 tea spoon
Milk 1 to 2 glass

Recipe:-

• Heat the ghee in a pan.
• Put onion, ginger, garlic, cinamom and cardamom.
• Fry it till the onion becomes light brown.
• After that keep out all the things from ghee and make a smooth paste with tomato in mixer.
• Then again fry for 4 to 5 minutes the paste in ghee and add salt and chilli powder.
• Add paneer pieces and fry for two to three minutes.
• Add milk and cook till the gravy become thick.
• Garnish with chopped coriander .
• Serve hot with paratha or rice.

matar paneer in khus -khus(poppy seeds)

Matar Paneer in khus -khus(poppy seeds)

This is yet another simple and tasty recipe...fried paneer and mater (peas) in poppy seeds gravy.

Ingredients

200 grm paneer
50 grm matar(peas)
1/2 cup poppy seeds
(soaked in water for 1/2 hr.)
1/2 onion chopped
2 green chili
1/2" ginger
1/2 tspn red chili powder
1/2 tspn turmeric powder
1/2 tspn dhaniya powder
1/4 tspn garam masala powder
salt to taste
oil for frying
1 cup water

for garnishing:-

fresh coriander leaves (chopped)

Recipe:-

• cut paneer in 1" thick slices...shallow fry them and keep aside.
• boil peas in a vessal for 3-4 min,drain water and keep aside.
• Now grind turmeric,red chili,dhaniya, gram masala powder, soaked poppy seeds, green chili, ginger and salt. this will make a smooth paste.
• Heat oil in a pan and cumin and chopped onion and fry till onion became translucent.
• Add poppy seeds paste and fry for 5 min ( stir continuously).
• Add 1 cup of water bring to a boil then add paneer and peas.
• reduce heat and simmer until gravy thickens.
• remove from heat.
• garnish with coriander leaves.
• serve hot with chapati or rice.