Main meal

Kadai paneer

Name: Kadai paneer
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 g paneer; 2 piece capsicum; 1 piece onion; 3 piece tomato; 1 piece ginger; 4 piece garlic; 1 tsp coriander powder; 0.5 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp kasuri methi; 0.5 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp salt; 2 tbsp oil

Paneer and capsicum in a thick tomato-onion gravy with coriander, chilli and kasuri methi. No cream and no maida.

35 min

0 of 4 steps done

3 servings

Heat: Hot

Approximate nutrition

A rough guide per original serving, not a lab test.

Energy340 per serving
Protein16g per serving
Carbs14g per serving
Fibre4g per serving

Ingredients

Method

1.Cut paneer and capsicum into large squares. Chop onion, tomato, ginger and garlic.
2.Heat half the oil and sear the paneer and capsicum until the edges colour. Remove them.
3.In the same pan fry onion, ginger and garlic, then tomato, coriander powder, chilli powder and salt, until the masala is thick.
4.Return the paneer and capsicum, add garam masala and crushed kasuri methi, and simmer for 2 minutes.

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