Tawa Paneer Masala - Quick Dhaba Style
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4 cups
 
Ingredients
  • For Marination:
  • • PAneer – 300gms, sliced into big rectangular cubes (or any shape you fancy)
  • • Lemon Juice – 2 tbsp
  • • Dry Methi leaves – ½ tbsp
  • • Coriander leaves, chopped finely – 1 tbsp
  • • Chaat masala - 2 tsp
  • • Salt – 1 tsp for the gravy:
  • • Oil – 2 tbsp
  • • Cumin seeds -1 tsp
  • • Onion – 1 cup, chopped finely
  • • Green chilli – 1, chopped finely
  • • Garlic – 5, chopped finely
  • • Ginger – 2 inches, chopped finely
  • • Chilli powder – 2 Tsp
  • • Coriander powder – 2 Tsp
  • • Pepper powder – ½ tsp
  • • Garam masala – 1 tsp
  • • Mango/Amchur powder – 1 Tsp
  • • Water – 1 cup
  • • Cream – 3 tbsp
  • • Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp, chopped finely
  • • Lime juice – 1 Tsp
Instructions
  1. Marinate paneer cubes with lemon juice, dry methi leaves, coriander leaves, chaat masala and salt for 5 minutes.
  2. Heat a tbsp of oil in a pan over medium flame; add the marinated paneer, grill and wait till gets brown on both sides, remove and set aside.
  3. In a pan, heat oil, add cumin seeds and when the colour changes, add onion, green chilli, garlic, ginger, salt and sauté until golden brown.
  4. Add the chilli powder, coriander powder, pepper powder, garam masala, mango powder to it. Saute well for a minute and add ½ cup of water. Close the lid and wait for 2 mins till it gets mixed up.
  5. Add cream, mix well, close the lid and wait for another 2 minutes till it gets mixed up.
  6. Open the lid, add paneer and stir well until the paneer is well blended with the spices.
  7. It will take around 5 minutes for it to cook and blend well. Don’t add more water, it may make it rubbery.
  8. Add chopped coriander leaves, squeeze some lime and switch it off.
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/tawa-paneer-masala-quick-dhaba-style/