Kadhai Paneer

Name: Kadhai Paneer
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 40 g/3 Tbs Ghee; 600 g/1⅓ lb Paneer*; 15 g/4 tsp Ginger; 5 g/2½ tsp Coriander seeds; 5 Whole Red Chillies; 25 g/1 Capsicum; 5 g/1 tsp Garam Masala; A pinch Fenugreek (Kasoori Methi); A pinch Fenugreek (Kasoori Methi); 550 ml/19 oz Kadhai Gravy**; Salt; 15 g/¼ cup Coriander

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Prashad

By J. Inder Singh Kalra

Published 1990

About

The piece de resistance among vegetarian recipes in the kadhai genre of cooking, Kadhai Paneer is chilli-hot, semi-dry and colourful.

Ingredients

600 g/1⅓ lb Paneer*
40 g/3

Asia
India
Main course
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Preparation

THE PANEER: Cut into fingers.

THE VEGETABLES: Remove stems, wash, cut capsicum into halves, deseed and make juliennes. Scrape, wash and chop two-thirds of the ginger, cut the rest into juliennes for garnish. Clean, wash and chop coriander.

THE WHOLE SPICES: Pound red chillies and coriander seeds with a pestle.