(Yummy) Kadhai Paneer !!

Kadhi Paneer is a great main dish for any special occasion. Paneer and colorful bell peppers are sauteed in spicy tomato gravy.

Recipe serves 4.


Ingredients:

1/2 pound paneer
1 medium red bell pepper (shimla mirch, capsicum)
1 medium green bell pepper (shimla mirch, capsicum)
3 tablespoons oil
3 medium tomatoes
About 1/4 inch piece of ginger
1 green chili
Pinch of asafetida (hing)
1 teaspoon cumin seed (jeera)
1 and 1/2 tablespoons coriander powder (dhania)
1/2 teaspoon turmeric (haldi)
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons chopped fenugreek leaves (methi) or dry fenugreek leaves (kastoori methi)
3/4 teaspoon salt, adjust to taste

Method:

• Cut paneer and bell peppers into ½ inch cubes.
• Blend the tomatoes, ginger, and green chili to make a puree.
• Heat the oil in frying pan on medium heat and stir fry paneer for about 2 minutes – take them out before paneer starts changing color.
• Next stir-fry bell pepper until they are tender. Do not over cook the bell pepper. Take them out and drain on a paper towel.
• Using the same frying pan, Test the oil by adding one cumin seed to the oil; if seed cracks right away oil is ready.
• Add the asafetida and cumin seeds.
• After the cumin seeds crack, add the tomato puree, coriander powder, turmeric, fenugreek leaves and cayenne pepper.
• Cook for about 4 minutes on medium heat.
• Tomato mixture will reduce to about half in volume.
• Add about 2 spoons of water, and the salt.
• Wait till gravy comes to boil add paneer and bell pepper and let it simmer for about five minutes on low medium heat.
• Now it is ready to serve.