PANEER KI SABZI

Paneer is a household name in every Indian’s kitchen. It is no more just a vegetarian substitute for chicken but is increasingly becoming famous among non-vegetarians as well. The most unique feature of this ingredient is its versatility to be used in a variety of dishes. Paneer can be used in a variety of recipes like Paneer butter masala, Shahi Paneer, Paneer Manchurian, chilli paneer, paneer pakodas and lot more. It can also be used as a topping on your favorite pizza.

As a kid, I had noticed my mom making this ingredient at home itself to prepare a dish called Chhanar Dalna. This dish was so simple yet delicious that I still cherish those memories.

Today, whenever I run out of vegetables at home or can’t think of what to make for dinner, I settle for this dish. Since preparing Paneer at home is not always possible, I substituted it with the Paneer that’s readily available in the market.

Ingredients

Paneer 200gms

Potato, 1 cut into 4 or 5 pieces

1 medium sized tomato

1 ½ tsp Ginger paste

1 tsp Cumin seeds

1 tsp Turmeric powder

1 ½ tsp Cumin powder

1 tsp Coriander powder

1 tsp Red Chilli powder

Sugar ½ tsp

Salt to taste

Mustard oil for cooking (You can also choose cooking oil of you choice)

Method

• Boil water in a saucepan and add a spoonful of salt. Once the water starts boiling, add the paneer pieces and keep for 10 minutes. Drain out the water and keep the paneer aside.
• Take Ginger paste, cumin powder, coriander powder, Red Chilli powder and turmeric powder in a small bowl and make a paste out of it by adding a little water.
• Add ghee/oil in a Kadhai and add the paneer pieces once it is hot. Fry paneer till it turns slight brown in colour. Remove from the Kadhai. Fry the potatoes in similar fashion.
• Throw in cumin seeds and let them splutter. Now, add the masala paste to the oil and stir it for a while.
• Now add sugar and salt to it and also throw in chopped tomatoes.
• Cook all the ingredients together for approximately 2 minutes or till the oil starts separating from rest of the spices.
• Now add the fried potatoes in Kadhai and mix all the ingredients together. Add some water for the gravy and let it cook for a while on a medium flame (till the potatoes are done).
• Add the paneer pieces and let it cook for 1 minute.
• Finally remove it from flame and serve hot with rice or roti.

Note: Adjust the amount of gravy as per your requirement. One can use milk instead of water for the gravy. You can also add some garam masala to this recipe for added flavor.