Kadai Paneer

One of the easiest and simplest paneer recipe....Do try it..

Ingredients

Paneer Cubes: 200 gms
Onion: 2
Capsicum: 1
Tomato: 1 Big
Ginger Garlic Paste: 1 Tea Spoon
Garam Masala: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Coriander Seeds: 2 Tea Spoon
Dried Red Chilly: 3 - 4
Chopped Coriander Leaves: 1 Table Spoon
Kasuri Methi: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Fresh Cream: 2 Table Spoon
Oil: 2 Table Spoon
Hot Water: 1/2 Cup
Salt

Cooking Time: 25 Minutes
Method

Chop the capsicum and 1 onion to bite size cubes

Finely chop the other onion and keep aside
Dry roast coriander seeds and dried red chilly for 5 minutes in medium flame

Let it cool down and grind it to a powder.

Chop the tomato and put it in a mixer and puree it

To a kadai pour 1 table spoon of oil and add ginger garlic paste

Saute for 3 to 4 minutes and add finely chopped onion

Saute until it starts to change color
Now add the masala powder we made and garam masala powder.

Saute until the raw smell of the masala is gone.
Add the pureed tomato and salt

Cook until oil starts to leave

Mean while to a pan add a table spoon of oil and add the cubed capsicum and onion

Saute for a good 5 to 6 minutes and keep aside
Once the gravy is ready add sauteed onion capsicum and paneer cubes

Combine well and add hot water.  Cover and cook in low flame for 4 to 5 minutes

Add chopped coriander leaves, fresh cream and kasuri methi

Combine well and switch off the flame
Serve hot with rice, roti, naan etc

Note:
Adjust spice levels accordingly
If you are using frozen paneer put the paneer in hot water for some time so that it becomes soft
If you wish to you can shallow fry the paneer cubes before adding to the gravy