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Paneer Masala recipe

Paneer Masala is a Dhaba-style recipe featuring aromatic paneer gravy, where paneer is marinated in basic spices and simmered in a semi-thick onion-tomato-based sauce.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

For marination  

  • Paneer 200gm
  • Gram flour 1 tblsp
  • Red chilli powder 1 tsp
  •     Salt  as needed
  • Turmeric powder  1/4 tsp
  •     Lemon juice  1 tsp
  •     Water  3 tblsp
  •     Ginger garlic paste  1 tsp

Other Ingredients

  •     Oil    2 tblsp 
  •     Ghee  2 tsp
  •     Onion  2
  •     Tomato  2
  •     Capsicum  1/2
  •     Red chili powder  1 tsp
  •     Cumin powder  1/2 tsp
  •     Chaat masala  3/4 tsp
  •     Garam masala 1 tsp
  •     Kasoori Methi 1 tsp
  •     Salt  as needed
  •     Cumin seeds  1 tsp
  •     Water  1/2 cup
  •     Green chili  1
  •     Coriander leaves   few

Instructions
 

  • Cut the paneer into cubes.
  • Let’s marinate the paneer cubes.
  • In a wide bowl add the paneer cubes, ginger garlic paste, gram flour(besan), red chili powder, salt, lemon juice and water.
  • Mix well and let the ingredients coat nicely on the paneer. Add the marinated paneer and cook till the paneer becomes golden brown.
  • Keep it aside for 10 minutes.
  • If you are comfortable in deep frying, go ahead and deep fry.
  • In a non stick pan, add 2 tblsp oil and 2 tsp ghee.
  • Add the marinated paneer and cook till the paneer becomes golden brown.
  • Keep it aside.
  • Finely chop the onions and puree the tomato.
  • Cut the capsicum into cubes and slit the green chili.
  • In the same pan add the remaining 2 tblsp oil and 2 tsp ghee.
  • Add the cumin seeds and  slit green chili.
  • Add the finely chopped onions to the pan.
  • Cook till the onions become translucent.
  • Add the capsicum cubes to this.
  • Cook for a minute.
  • Add in the tomato puree to this.
  • Mix well.
  • Add the red chili powder, cumin powder, garam masala, kasoori methi and chaat masala to this.
  • Add salt to taste.
  • Mix well and let this cook in low flame for 2 minutes.
  • Add 1/2 cup of  water to this.
  • Let this cook till the raw smell of the masala goes off.
  • The water must be evaporated by this time.
  • Add in the paneer cubes, which we have kept aside.
  • Mix well and add 1/2 cup of water.
  • As the paneer cubes are marinated in gram flour, the gravy will thicken in 2 minutes.
  • Switch off the flame.
  • Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
  • Serve hot with rotis or kulcha or naan.
  • This paneer masala goes well with peas pulao too.
  • Heat a piece of charcoal and place it in a steel bowl.
  • Place that inside the pan and add a drop of ghee on the charcoal and immediately cover the pan.
  • Leave it for a minute.
  • Let the smoke get infused into the curry.
  • Mix well and serve.
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