A Punjabi food delight – Kadai Paneer

Paneer is pretty much a staple food in Punjabi households and Kadai Paneer a popular dish. Our reader Rita Chawla shares with us her recipe of Kadai Paneer. Happy Sunday cooking!

Kadai Paneer

Ingredients

(Serves 2)

Cottage cheese/ Paneer – 250 grams

Onions – 2 medium sized chopped

Tomatoes – 4 big chopped

Capsicum – 1 medium

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp

Kasuri methi – 1 tbsp

Coriander powder – 2 tsp

Chilli powder – 1 tsp

Whole red chilli – 1

Bay leaf – 1

Salt – to taste

Oil – 3 tbsp

Coriander leaves – for garnishing

Method

1. Wash and cut capsicum and paneer in cubes or long strips
2. Heat half the oil in a pan. Add chopped onions and fry till golden brown.
3. Add cut tomatoes and fry for some more time till the mixture starts to leave oil on the sides.
4. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for another minute.
5. Let the mixture cool and then puree it in a mixer.
6. Heat remaining oil in a pan. Once hot add bay leaf and whole red chilli and fry till little brown.
7. Now add the pureed onion and tomato mixture. Mix lightly.
8. Add coriander powder, chilli powder and mix well for a minute.
9. Now add chopped capsicum and cook till tender. You can sprinkle little water if needed.
10. Once capsicum is cooked add paneer, salt and kasuri methi and mix well. Let it cook for a few minutes.
11. Transfer into a serving bowl and garnish with a sprig of coriander leaves.
12. Serve with chappatis.

About the author Rita Chawla is a Delhi based homemaker who loves entertaining and feeding people. Her food is quite popular among her family members and her granddaughter is a big fan of her cooking.