Paneer or the Indian cottage cheese is the most popular common source of protein and calcium to the vegetarians. It is made by curdling hot milk with an acidic ingredient like lemon juice or vinegar. Paneer can be both homemade as well as store bought. Paneer is used in many dishes, like curries,in rice dishes, snacks etc. This particular recipe of paneer is prepared with potatoes and can be served with rice as well as chapatis.
Ingredients:
- 200 grams paneer cut into small cubes.
- 2 medium sized potatoes cut into small cubes.
- 1 medium sized onion finely chopped.
- 2 small tomatoes finely chopped.
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste.
- 1 cinnamon stick, 4 small cardamoms.
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder.
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder.
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds powder.
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder.
- 2 tablespoons refined oil.
- Salt as per taste.
- 2 cups of water.
- 1/2 teaspoon ghee or clarified butter.
Method:
- Heat a pan and add oil to it and fry the paneer and potatoes in it till they attain golden brown colour.
- Take out the paneer and potatoes in a bowl and set aside.
- Add more oil to the pan and to it add the cinnamon stick, cardamoms and stir it.
- Then add the chopped onion and sauté it until it softens.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, ginger garlic paste and the other dry ingredients to it and stir and cook for 5 minutes by covering the pan.
- Then stir again and cook until oil oozes out from the masala mix.
- Add the fried paneer and potatoes to the masala mix and stir it and cook for 2 minutes.
- Then add 1 cup of water to it and cover the lid and cook until the water gets reduced and the potatoes are cooked nicely.
- Adjust the salt at the last and add half teaspoon of ghee to the dish for a nice aroma.
- Aloo Paneer is ready to be served.
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