Masala Paneer Curry

Being a fan of Paneer, I always love to try different recipes with it. I always experiment paneer with various combinations.This recipe is one such experiment. This is a common curry, which I do normally with Chicken. This time I replaced chicken with Paneer with few other changes in Masala. This is a gravy curry which goes well with fried rice,biryani, roti or even with plain rice. Its very simple to prepare, yet super tasty. With very few ingredients we can prepare this. Do try it once and you will definitely like it. Don't forget to share your experience once you tried it.

Preparation Time : 30 minutes

Cooking time : 25-30 Minutes

Yield : 2

 

Ingredients :

Paneer : 150 gm.

Curd : 1 cup

Black Pepper powder/miriyala poddi/kappu menasu pudi : 2 tbsps

Chat Masala : 1 tbsp

Red Chilly Powder/karam/ona menasinakayi pudi : 3 tbsps

Tomato pieces : 1 cup

Salt : to taste

Capsicum Pieces : 1 cup

Jeera powder/cumin powder/jeerige pudi : 1 tbsp

Dhaniya Powder/coriander powder/beeja kothambari pudi : 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds/avallu/sasive : 1 tsp

Ginger-garlic paste : 1 tbsp

turmeric powder/pasupu/arishana pudi : a pinch

Oil : 7-8 tbsps

 

Method of Preparation :

1. First cut paneer into small cubes.


2. Heat a pan and add 5 tbsps f oil and shallow fry paneer cubes, till they turn slightly golden brown. Keep them aside for few minutes.


3. Take a wide mouthed bowl and add curd,salt,1 tbsp of red chilly powder/karam/ona menisinakayi pudi , 1 tbsp chat masala powder,1 tbsp of black pepper powder amd mix them well.


4. Then add fried paneer cubes to this,close the bowl and marinate this mixture for 20-25 minutes.


5. Heat  other pan and add 3 tbsps of oil and add mustard seeds, saute them till they pop out.Then add ginger-garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes off.


6. Then add finely chopped tomato pieces, keep the lid and cook for 5 minutes or till the tomato pieces become soft.


7. To this add salt,remaining red chilly powder/karam/ona menisinakayi pudi,Capsicum pieces,turmeric powder/arishana pudi/pasupu, jeera powder/jeerige pudi/cumin seed powder and saute for few minutes.


8. Then add Black pepper powder/miriyala podi/kappu menasu pudi and dhaniya powder/coriander powder/beeja kothambari pudi and saute for few more minutes.


9. Then finally add marinated paneer along with curd mixture,stirr well and close the lid and let it boil for 10-15 minutes.


10. Dishout and serve along with jeera rice/ghee rice/pulao/friedrice etc.,

[caption id="attachment_47" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Paneer masala gravy curry[/caption]

 

Note : Marinating paneer for longer periods makes paneer more delicious.

The ingredients/masala can be altered as per one's taste.