Kadhai Paneer(कढाई पनीर)-How To Make Kadhai Paneer-Paneer Recipe-In Restaurant Style

Ingredients-

1. Paneer/Indian cottage cheese cubed – 1 cup
2. Onion cubed (layers separated) –1 cup
3. Capsicum cubed –1 cup
4. Chopped tomatoes – 1 cup
5. Chopped onions – 1 cup
6. Ginger-garlic paste – 2 tbsp.
7. Whole coriander seeds – 1 tbsp.
8. Whole Red dry chili – 2 (as per your taste)
9. Cashew nuts – 7-8
10. Salt to taste
11. Vegetable oil/Butter as needed
12. Kasuri Methi/Dried Fenugreek Leaves – 1/2tsp.
13. Ginger Julienne (for Garnish) – 1tsp.
14. Cumin powder – 1tsp.
15. Turmeric powder – 1tsp.
16. Whole cumin seeds (Jeera) – 1tsp.
17. Bay leaves –1-2
18. Cinnamon Stick/Dalchini – half inch
19. Coriander leaves chopped – 1/2 cup
20. Fresh cream (optional) use for restaurant style
21. Kashmiri Red chili powder(optional) just for color

Method –

• Sauté whole red chili and whole coriander seeds on low heat for 1-2 minutes.
• Add roasted ingredients into the jar and blend to a fine powder.
• Heat a pan, add 1tbsp oil, sauté onions, capsicum and Paneer for few minutes.
• Heat a pan, add oil, cumin seeds, bay leaves and cinnamon stick cook for few minutes.
• Add chopped onions and cook  until onions turn transparent..
• Add tomatoes, cashew nuts, salt and ginger- garlic paste, fry till tomatoes turn mushy.
• After 5 minutes turn off the heat and let it cool down.
• Remove cinnamon stick, bay leaves and put it into a blender jar, make a fine paste.
• Heat a pan add the paste, salt, cumin powder, kasmiri red chili powder, turmeric powder and cook until it leaves the side of the kadhai.
• Add coriander leaves, mix well and cook for few minutes.
• Add fried Paneer, grounded powder 1tbsp, kasuri  methi and, cook for just 1-2 minutes.
• You can store rest of the mixture in refrigerator to be used later for curries.
• Add fresh cream (optional) and mix well.
• Kadhai Paneer is ready to serve.
• Garnish with ginger Julienne and sprinkle some grounded powder.
• You can serve Kadhai Paneer with Roti or Rice..