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Tawa Paneer
Tawa Paneer Recipe -
semi-dry paneer dish made with cottage cheese aka paneer, onions, capsicum and tomatoes. This is restaurant style paneer tawa masala.
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Indian
Prep Time
30
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
25
minutes
minutes
Total Time
55
minutes
minutes
Servings
2
servings
Calories
464
kcal
Author
Kanan
Ingredients
For Marinating Paneer:
▢
200 grams or 7
oz
Paneer
cubed
▢
1 ½
teaspoons
Kashmiri red chili powder
▢
¼
teaspoon
Turmeric powder
▢
Salt to taste
▢
2
teaspoons
Lemon juice
Rest Ingredients:
▢
1
tablespoon
Oil
▢
½
cup
Red onion
sliced
▢
1
tablespoon
Butter
▢
½
teaspoon
Cumin seeds
▢
2 medium or 1 ½
cups
Tomato
finely chopped
▢
½
cup
Capsicum (Green bell pepper)
▢
1
teaspoon
Ginger paste or freshly grated or crushed
▢
1
Green chili
chopped finely
▢
Salt to taste
▢
1
teaspoon
Red chili powder
▢
1
teaspoon
Cumin powder
▢
½
teaspoon
Garam masala
▢
few
Cilantro or coriander leaves
chopped finely
Instructions
Take red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt in a bowl. Add lemon juice. Mix well and make paste.
Add paneer cubed. Stir well and coat the paneer pieces with the spice paste.
Keep it aside and let it marinate for 20-30 minutes.
Heat one tablespoon of oil in a tawa. Once hot add onions. Cook and stir occasionally. So onions do not get burn.
Cook till it gets dark brown in color. Remove it to a plate and keep it aside.
In the same tawa on medium heat, add another one tablespoon of oil.
Once oil is hot, add paneer pieces and saute.
Flip them once they get slight color on one side. Do not overcook it. Remove it to a plate and keep it aside.
Now wipe the tawa clean with paper towel. Heat the butter in the tawa.
As soon as butter is melted, add cumin seeds. let them sizzle a bit.
Add chopped tomatoes. Mix well and sprinkle salt. Cook till tomatoes are soft.
Now mash the softened tomatoes using potato masher. It will be more pulpy and cook till fat starts to ooze out from sides.
Add capsicum. Mix well.
Also add ginger paste and green chilies. Mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Add red chili powder, cumin powder and garam masala.
Stir well, If it looks too dry then add splash of water. So spices do not get burn. Cook for a minute.
Add caramelized onions and sauteed paneer.
Mix very gently, so everything is coated to paneer well.
Lastly add chopped cilantro. Again mix
Turn off the stove.
Nutrition
Calories:
464
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
14.6
g
|
Protein:
20
g
|
Fat:
36.3
g
|
Saturated Fat:
4.7
g
|
Cholesterol:
15
mg
|
Sodium:
663
mg
|
Potassium:
454
mg
|
Fiber:
3.3
g
|
Sugar:
6.3
g
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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