Nawabi Paneer Curry Recipe
A vegetarian Hyderabadi recipe with paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles, lemon juice, salt - to taste. Ready in 35 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
15 steps- 1
To begin making the Nawabi Paneer Curry Recipe , in a mixing bowl combine the paneer triangles along with lemon juice, salt, cumin powder, chaat masala, black pepper powder and cooking oil
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)lemon juice(1 teaspoon)salt - to tastecumin powder (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)chaat masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1/2 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)red bell pepper (capsicum) - cut into cubes(1)salt - to tasteturmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1 teaspoon) - 2
Mix well and set aside for about 20 minutes
- 3
Next, heat a skillet on medium flame, drizzle some oil and place the paneer triangles on it
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams) - 4
Cook on both sides for about a minute each side, till it gets a light brown colour
- 5
Remove from the skillet transfer it into a bowl and set aside
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)red bell pepper (capsicum) - cut into cubes(1) - 6
*To make the Nawabi Curry MasalaTo make the ground masala for the Nawabi Paneer Curry, in a mixer jar combine fresh coconut, soaked and drained cashew-nuts, green chillies, cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms, cumin seeds, water
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)cumin powder (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)chaat masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)fresh coconut - grated(1/2 cup)whole cashews - soaked in hot water(6)green chilli(2)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)cloves (laung)(2)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)water(1/4 cup)cloves garlic - finely chopped(6)green peas (matar) - boiled(1/2 cup)coconut milk(1 cup)water(1/3 cup) - 7
Grind to a smooth paste and set aside
- 8
To get ahead and make the Nawabi Paneer Curry, heat a kadai with ghee on medium-low flame, add the ginger, garlic and saute for a few seconds, then add the chopped onions and continue to cook until the onions turn transparent
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)ghee(1 tablespoon)onions - finely chopped(2)cloves garlic - finely chopped(6)inch ginger - finely chopped(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(1/3 cup) - 9
This will take about 3-4 minutes
- 10
To this kadai add the freshly ground Nawabi Curry Masala, salt, turmeric powder, black pepper powder, and cook the masala gravy
salt - to tastecumin powder (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)chaat masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1/2 teaspoon)fresh coconut - grated(1/2 cup)red bell pepper (capsicum) - cut into cubes(1)salt - to tasteturmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1 teaspoon) - 11
Cook it for about 5 minutes
- 12
Next in, add the coconut milk and combine it well into the masala in the kadai
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)chaat masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)fresh coconut - grated(1/2 cup)red bell pepper (capsicum) - cut into cubes(1)coconut milk(1 cup) - 13
Now add the peas, bell pepper, water, coriander leaves and bring it to a boil
black pepper powder(1/2 teaspoon)whole cashews - soaked in hot water(6)water(1/4 cup)green peas (matar) - boiled(1/2 cup)red bell pepper (capsicum) - cut into cubes(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(1/3 cup)black pepper powder(1 teaspoon)water(1/3 cup) - 14
Turn off the flame, transfer the Nawabi Curry into a serving dish and top with the cooked paneer pieces
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)red bell pepper (capsicum) - cut into cubes(1) - 15
Serve Nawabi Paneer Curry Recipe along with Butter Garlic Naan Recipe (Garlic Flavoured Flat Bread) or Dhaba Style Spicy Ghee Rice Recipe Made From Whole Spices, Kachumber Salad Recipe With Cucumber, Onion & Tomatoes followed by a dessert of Rose Flavoured Shahi Tukda Recipe
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)whole cashews - soaked in hot water(6)ghee(1 tablespoon)cloves garlic - finely chopped(6)
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Nawabi Paneer Curry Recipe
A vegetarian Hyderabadi recipe with paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles, lemon juice, salt - to taste. Ready in 35 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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15 steps- 1
To begin making the Nawabi Paneer Curry Recipe , in a mixing bowl combine the paneer triangles along with lemon juice, salt, cumin powder, chaat masala, black pepper powder and cooking oil
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)lemon juice(1 teaspoon)salt - to tastecumin powder (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)chaat masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1/2 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)red bell pepper (capsicum) - cut into cubes(1)salt - to tasteturmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1 teaspoon) - 2
Mix well and set aside for about 20 minutes
- 3
Next, heat a skillet on medium flame, drizzle some oil and place the paneer triangles on it
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams) - 4
Cook on both sides for about a minute each side, till it gets a light brown colour
- 5
Remove from the skillet transfer it into a bowl and set aside
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)red bell pepper (capsicum) - cut into cubes(1) - 6
*To make the Nawabi Curry MasalaTo make the ground masala for the Nawabi Paneer Curry, in a mixer jar combine fresh coconut, soaked and drained cashew-nuts, green chillies, cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms, cumin seeds, water
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)cumin powder (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)chaat masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)fresh coconut - grated(1/2 cup)whole cashews - soaked in hot water(6)green chilli(2)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)cloves (laung)(2)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)water(1/4 cup)cloves garlic - finely chopped(6)green peas (matar) - boiled(1/2 cup)coconut milk(1 cup)water(1/3 cup) - 7
Grind to a smooth paste and set aside
- 8
To get ahead and make the Nawabi Paneer Curry, heat a kadai with ghee on medium-low flame, add the ginger, garlic and saute for a few seconds, then add the chopped onions and continue to cook until the onions turn transparent
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)ghee(1 tablespoon)onions - finely chopped(2)cloves garlic - finely chopped(6)inch ginger - finely chopped(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(1/3 cup) - 9
This will take about 3-4 minutes
- 10
To this kadai add the freshly ground Nawabi Curry Masala, salt, turmeric powder, black pepper powder, and cook the masala gravy
salt - to tastecumin powder (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)chaat masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1/2 teaspoon)fresh coconut - grated(1/2 cup)red bell pepper (capsicum) - cut into cubes(1)salt - to tasteturmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1 teaspoon) - 11
Cook it for about 5 minutes
- 12
Next in, add the coconut milk and combine it well into the masala in the kadai
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)chaat masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)fresh coconut - grated(1/2 cup)red bell pepper (capsicum) - cut into cubes(1)coconut milk(1 cup) - 13
Now add the peas, bell pepper, water, coriander leaves and bring it to a boil
black pepper powder(1/2 teaspoon)whole cashews - soaked in hot water(6)water(1/4 cup)green peas (matar) - boiled(1/2 cup)red bell pepper (capsicum) - cut into cubes(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(1/3 cup)black pepper powder(1 teaspoon)water(1/3 cup) - 14
Turn off the flame, transfer the Nawabi Curry into a serving dish and top with the cooked paneer pieces
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)red bell pepper (capsicum) - cut into cubes(1) - 15
Serve Nawabi Paneer Curry Recipe along with Butter Garlic Naan Recipe (Garlic Flavoured Flat Bread) or Dhaba Style Spicy Ghee Rice Recipe Made From Whole Spices, Kachumber Salad Recipe With Cucumber, Onion & Tomatoes followed by a dessert of Rose Flavoured Shahi Tukda Recipe
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)whole cashews - soaked in hot water(6)ghee(1 tablespoon)cloves garlic - finely chopped(6)
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