DHABA STYLE KADAI PANEER
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 6 cups
 
Ingredients
  • Spices:
  • Kashmiri red chilli – 2
  • Black peppercorns – 1 tsp
  • Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds/Jeera – 1 tsp
  • Fennel seeds – 1 tsp
  • Paneer:
  • Ghee – 3 tbsp
  • Red chillies whole - 1
  • Coriander seeds ½ tsp
  • Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
  • Garlic cloves – 5, sliced
  • Green chilli – 2, sliced
  • Ginger – 1 inch, Juliennes
  • Tomatoes – 3, medium-sized, chopped
  • Onions – 1, medium-sized, diced
  • Bell pepper – 1 medium size, diced
  • Paneer – 250 Gm, cubes
  • Garam masala - 1 tsp
  • Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
  • Kasuri methi/ dried fenugreek leaves – 1 tsp
  • Fresh coriander leaves – 1 tbsp, chopped finely
  • Salt – 2 tsp (change according to your taste)
Instructions
  1. Set a pan on medium heat, add the whole roasted spices under ‘Spices’ and dry roast for 2 minutes. This will give you a good fragrance.
  2. When it cools down, add to a grinding jar and grind it coarsely.
  3. Set the same pan on medium heat, add ghee, whole red chillies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds and sauté them for a minute and wait till it gets roasted to a brown colour.
  4. Add the tomatoes and half of salt; cook them until they are mushy.
  5. Add the Kadai masala, garam masala powder and red chilli powder, cook until the oil separates which is around 6 minutes.
  6. Add bell pepper and onion, mix well for 20 seconds.
  7. Add rest of salt and add paneer cubes. Gently mix without breaking paneer cubes. Cook for another 3 minutes. Check for seasoning and salt now.
  8. Add Kasuri methi and chopped coriander leaves, mix well and the Dhaba style Kadai paneer is ready.
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/dhaba-style-kadai-paneer/