Paneer Chilly!!

Paneer Chilly: Indian cheese cooked in Chinese style.

Again another version of Paneer.I gave it a name Paneer Chilly as it is bit in Chinese style though not completely.
I love Paneer and try to make some quick one out of it.So this is really tasty and a quick paneer recipe.


For this u need Paneer, Cabbage,Onion(for this i prefer red onion but u can use whatever you have),Tomato,capsicum,Ginger,garlic,Green Chili,vinegar,chili sauce , coriander powder,red chili and salt

Sliced all veggie very very thin.Quantity should be approx equal meaning all should be in same proportion except tomato keep them half the quantity as sliced and grate the another half quantity of tomato .

Take mustard Oil add sliced Ginger and Gralic.Saute till they are brown.Then add Onion and saute.After 5 min add cabbage,grated Tomato,Coriander powder,chili powder,salt.saute few min till cabbage is cooked then add sliced green chili and if you have any ready made masala like shahi paneer or any masala available in ur pantry.add lil bit of it.
Once cabbage is cooked add capsicum and after 5 min add Paneer and cooked for min.Then add 1tbs Vinegar and 1tsp chili sauce cook for another 5 min and serve with any bread of your choice.

Homemade Colourful n Flavored Paneer!!!!

Bored with using that White paneer all the time,here i came with all new Looks of Paneer.Yeah this is really wonderful will say an Upgrade to the white paneer,after all Paneer also need some Promotion or say Make over hihihi ;0)...
So here i am going to give you all new Paneer!!!!!!

You need few ingredients other than what you need for making normal paneer.There are many websites which provide paneer recipe with each steps pics.

For colourful paneer you need.

Whole Milk (1/2 Gallon will give you ~1 1/2 cup paneer cubes which is quite enough for 4-6 people, 4 if you are making dry recipe and 6 if you are making gravy recipe)
you can also use 2% it will give u lil less amount of paneer than this otherwise it should be fine.

Lemon juice ~1/6 cup(u need to add it until the whey separate from curd so cant give the exact measurement for this)

2 tbs Cilantro Leaves finely chopped(it shld be really finely chopped )
1/2 tsp Crushed pepper and 1/2 Crushed Black pepper.I have one spices which says 'Kick n Chicken'(you can see it in below picture) no no i dont cook chicken but i bought it as it seems to be mixture of different spices like dry onion, dry pepper etc which seems interesting to me and guess what it is very very colorful so instead of crushed peppers i used that which gave absolute amazing look and flavor to my paneer.But you can def. go ahead with Black Pepper and Chili Flakes.

Boil the milk in a heavy bottomed pan, stirring occasionally, making sure not to burn milk.
As the milk comes to a boil(it shld start coming up), immediately turn the heat to medium add Cilantro and Pepper mix and add the lemon juice gradually(1 tbs at a time)and stir the milk gently. The milk will start separating from the whey.
Once the milk fat has separated from the whey(you shld see the green whey left,if you feel the whey is still whitish then there are chances to take out more paneer add lil more lemon juice). Drain the whey using a strainer line with cheesecloth or muslin cloth((i use my hubby handkerchief :P)).
Wrap the curds in a cloth, and squeeze well.
To make the paneer firm, press the wrapped paneer under a heavy pan(i take any vessel and fill it with water) for about 3-4 hour or preferably overnight.

Here is your Paneer with new look.You can use it to make any Paneer recipe of your choice.I cant wait to try it out, hmmmm time to try new Recipe of Paneer!!!!!!!!!!!



Tip:
*For Traditional white Paneer just don't add the cilantro and Pepper mix.
*You can try other flavour too like instead of cilantro you can use Mint or Methi leaves.

Creamy Paneer Capsicum!

Creamy Paneer Capsicum: Indian Cheese cooked with cream n Veggie.
This recipe is always a hit in my parties,no matter how much i make its never enough.I love making this paneer recipe as this is super tasty and very easy to Cook.My Bhabhi use to make it in india with "Malai",i substitute it with Heavy whipping cream here so in case u have Malai at home go ahead with that.



Here what u need:

1 Onion Chopped
1 Tomato Chopped
1 Capsicum Chopped
~ 1 cup Paneer Chopped
(Chop all these four in same size..small small kinda square shape)
Whipping cream 1/4cup
Salt and Black pepper
Oil

Heat Oil in a pan add Onion,Capsicum and Half Cream.Coverd and let it cook for few min.When it start separating oil add remaining cream and tomato.Let it simmer for few more min then add Paneer,salt n pepper mix well.
Here you are done with your dish,isn't its easy????

Paneer Bhurji!!

Paneer burji is one of the most famous,super easy n incredibly tasty dish.
Ingredients

1 cup crumbled paneer
1/4 cup chopped onions
1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
2 tsp oil
2 green chopped
1 tsp garam masala
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Finely chopped coriander leaves
1/2 tsp lemon juice

Heat oil. When it starts spluttering, add green chillies and onions and cook for 2 minutes. Add the tomato pieces and sprinkle some water. Cook till tomatoes becomes soft. Add turmeric powder, salt, garam masala powder and finally the crumbled paneer. Mix well and add lemon juice to it. Garnish with coriander leaves.

You can serve it with any Indian bread or may be you can used it as one of the stuffing for many of your recipe like Stuffed Tomatoes ,Dosa n all..
Just try it and tell how much u liked it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paneer Achari!!!

PANEER ACHARI

500 gm. paneer, cut into small squares of 1-2 cm
• 30 ml. mustard oil, heated until smoking and cooled. This removes its pungent odour.
• 1/4 tsp. mustard or rai seed
• 1/4 tsp. fennel seeds
• 1/4 tsp. fenugreek or methi seed
• 1/4 tsp. cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp kalonji or Nigella seeds
• 1 onion, approximately 150 gm, thinly sliced or chopped
• 200 gm chopped tomatoes
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp. chilli powder or to taste
• 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
• 1tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbs. vinegar
• 1 tbs. chopped coriander leaves.


Instructions

1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Add all whole seeds and allow to splutter or crackle.
3. Add onions and fry until golden brown.
4. Add tomatoes and cook 10 minutes.
5. Add chillies, salt and turmeric powder, stir well and add paneer pieces.
6. Mix to coat paneer well.
7. Add Sugar, lemon juice and vinegar.
8. Cook for a further 5 minutes.
9. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

I m sending this as my Entry for Ammula's Event Think Spice - Think Kalonji

Palak Paneer(Paneer in Spinach gravy)

Palak paneer (Hindi: पालक पनीर, Urdu: پلک پنیر) is a common variation of Saag. Palak Paneer is a spinach curry almost always made with spinach whereas Saag is sometimes made with mustard leaves. It is served as a breakfast, lunch or dinner dish. It may be accompanied with lassi, a Punjabi sweet milk drink. Dhabas, or Indo/Pak street restaurants specialize with palak paneer. The difference between Palak Paneer and Saag Paneer is, in some cases, consistency. Palak is more watery compared to a more solid saag.

Ingredient:
2 cups paneer (cottage cheese), cut into 12 mm. (½") cubes
10 cups spinach (palak) leaves
¾ cup onion, Grated
4 cloves garlic
12 mm. (½") piece ginger, grated
2 green chillies, finely chopped
1 tsp Corainder Powder
¾ cup tomato purée
¼ tsp garam masala
2 tbsp oil
salt to taste


Methods/steps

1. Blanch the spinach in a big vessel of boiling water.
2. Drain, wash with cold water and blend in a liquidiser to a smooth purée.
3. Cut the paneer into small pieces and deep fry in hot oil until golden brown(u can skip this ans can used paneer without frying)
4. Remove and drain on absorbent paper. Keep aside.
5. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onions paste till it turn translucent.
6. Add the garlic, ginger, green chillies,coriander powder and fry again for a little time.
7. Add the tomato purée and fry stirring continuously till the mixture leaves oil.
8.Add the spinach purée, paneer, garam masala, and salt 1 cup of water and bring to boil.
9. Serve hot.

Dum Paneer Kali Mirch!!

Being a fan of Paneer i keep on searching paneer recipe from here n there.This time when i went to india i bought some Sanjeev Kapoor CookBooks from there i got this recipe of Dum Panner Kali Mirch!.Though the Chef suggests cooking this dish in a small earthen pot, I tried making it on gas range itself and it turned out really good.

So here goes the recipe

Cottage Cheese - 500 gms.

Onions - 2 medium size

Ginger - 2 inch piece

Garlic pods - 5-6

Green chillies - 2-3

Coriander/Cilantro - 7-8 springs

chopped Mint/Pudina - 3-4 sprigs chopped

Yogurt - 1/2 cup

Bay leaves - 2

Cloves - 4

Cinnamon sticks - 2 medium size

Green Cardamoms - 3

Coriander/Dhaniya powder - 1/2 tsp

Cumin powder - 3 pinches

Garam Masala powder - 1/2 tsp

Fresh Cream -4 tbs

Peppercorns - 1 tbs crushed

Salt - to taste

Procedure:

Cut the cottage cheese into cubes.Keep aside (U can also fry them in 1tbs of oil). Fry the onions until brown and grind into a fine paste along with ginger, garlic and green chillies. Heat 2 tbs oil in a skillet, Add bay leaves, cloves, cardamoms and cinnamon sticks. Add the ground paste. Mix well. Add whisked yogurt, coriander powder and garam masala powder. Add fresh cream and salt to taste. Add a cup of water and bring the gravy to a boil. Add paneer cubes and the chopped cilantro and mint,Cover it and let it cook for 10-15 min on Low-Med Temp. Sprinkle ground peppercorns on top. Serve Hot with Fried Rice/ Rotis.

Multani Paneer Tikka

I am a Big Fan of Paneer...Being a vegetarian ,Paneer is always special for me...So i usually keep on trying my hands on paneer


So here goes my one of the experiment with Paneer and also this is my entry for Monthly Mingle-Appetizers:6/9



Ingredients
500 gm cottage cheese
2 cups chopped white mushroom
2 cups chopped spring onions
2 chopped green chilli
2 tsp chopped ginger
3 tsp chopped coriander leaves
½ tsp garam masala
1 tsp white pepper powder
½ tsp yellow chilli powder
1 tsp Royal cumin
1/2 cup cornflour
salt to taste
oil to shallow fry

Directions
Slice paneer into long thin sheets and drain off excess water. For the stuffing, sauté spring onions and Mushrooms in a pan. Add seasoning. Allow the mixture to be absolutely dry then let it cool .Add chopped ginger, coriander leaves, green chillies. Mix all the ingredients well. Put the Mushroom mixture on the sliced paneer. Spread it evenly with a knife upto half the length of the sliced paneer and fold. Prepare a batter with corn flour and water neither too thick nor too lose. Dip the prepared paneer in this batter and shallow fry in a non stick pan till they are golden brown. Serve hot with mint chutney