Since I started cooking Indian nutrient unopen to xx years ago, shortly later on becoming a vegetarian, paneer curries were i of my most delightful discoveries. Whenever I larn a novel cookbook or when I browse through talented bloggers offerings, paneer dishes unremarkably halt upwards bookmarked for time to come reference. One argue that I am non a vegan powerfulness really good hold upwards luscious chunks of paneer cheese transformed into a spicy curry. I but can't run across myself giving that up, nor other treasured cheeses for that matter. Eggs I could create without, but non paneer, though it exclusively appears on the card every calendar month or so.
My latest experiment, that was met amongst much praise from my diners, was this paneer together with greenish pea curry simmered inwards a fresh together with lightly spiced cashew together with Lycopersicon esculentum gravy. Rich, yes, particularly if y'all kid your paneer inwards ghee or butter, but slowly to digest together with really check for royalty, although it is actually slowly to prepare. As I ofttimes say, simplicity ofttimes results inwards the most gourmet together with satisfying dishes that volition grace your table. I dare tell it is every bit expert every bit my
classic mattar paneer — possibly fifty-fifty better.
 Paneer together with Pea Curry Smothered inwards a Cashew Tomato Gravy |
Recipe past times Lisa Turner
Adapted from Monsoon Spice
Cuisine: Indian
Published on July 15, 2013
Lightly fried pieces of tender paneer cheese together with plump sugariness peas simmered inwards a thick, rich together with spicy cashew together with Lycopersicon esculentum gravy — a colorful together with delicious centerpiece for whatever N Indian meal
Paste:
- 1/3 loving cup raw cashews
- 1/2 loving cup grated coconut, fresh, dried or frozen
- 1 1/2 -inch slice cinnamon stick, broken into pieces
- 4 greenish cardamon pods
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 2 to iii cherry or greenish chilies, seeded together with chopped
- 2 to iii tablespoons water
Curry:
- 2 cups paneer cheese
- 3 to iv tablespoons ghee, butter, or oil
- 1 modest onion, finely chopped
- 1-inch slice fresh ginger, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, crushed or finely minced
- generous 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon amchoor pulverization (optional)
- pinch of asafetida (optional)
- 1 plum tomato, finely chopped
- handful of dried curry leaves, crumbled
- 1 1/2 cups kokosnoot milk
- a few handfuls of fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 1/4 cups greenish peas, fresh or frozen
- 1/2 to 1 loving cup water, every bit needed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons body of body of water salt, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala (optional)
Instructions:
Begin past times making the paste. Soak the cashews inwards hot H2O for xx minutes, thus drain together with combine amongst coconut, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, cloves, cumin seeds together with chilies inwards a nutrient processor. Process until smooth, adding H2O every bit needed to brand a shine but fairly thick paste. Cut the paneer cheese into 1-inch strips, squares or triangles almost 1/4-inch thick, or chop into bite-size cubes. Heat a few tablespoons of ghee, butter or crude oil inwards a non-stick skillet over medium heat. When hot, add together the paneer pieces to the pan together with fry, flipping or turning every few minutes, until lightly golden brownish on both sides. Drain on newspaper towels together with laid aside. In a large saucepan, rut unopen to other tablespoon of the ghee, butter or crude oil over medium heat. When hot, add together the onion together with stir for a ii to iii minutes until softened. Add the garlic together with ginger together with piece of employment along to stir for unopen to other ii to iii minutes. Now toss inwards the turmeric together with chili pulverization besides every bit the amchoor pulverization together with asafetida if using, stir for 1 minute, together with thus add together the paste, Lycopersicon esculentum together with curry leaves. Simmer for unopen to other few minutes, stirring often. Stir inwards the kokosnoot milk together with cilantro together with convey to a gentle boil. Reduce the rut to medium-low together with simmer for 8 to 10 minutes, until thickened, stirring often. Add the prepared paneer together with peas to the pan. Pour inwards 1/2 loving cup to 1 loving cup H2O to accomplish your desired consistency. Simmer for unopen to other 10 minutes, stirring often. Add the tabular array salt close the halt of the cooking time, along amongst the garam masala if using. Taste for seasoning together with serve hot amongst rotis and/or a bed of hot buttered basamati rice.
Makes 6 servings |
More paneer goodness from :
Mung Beans amongst Paneer Cheese Paneer Cubes amongst Sun-Dried Tomatoes Butter Paneer Masala On the piece of employment past times of the reading stack:
1,000 Indian Recipes (Small Print)
past times Neelam Batra
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