METHI MALAI PANEER RECIPE

Hi ...... Jumma Mubarak everyone. Today I’m going to share tasty methi malai paneer recipe. This is so delicious North Indian fish and also very famous in restaurants. As you all know I love making different types of dishes with paneer. This another addition to it.  I prepared this tasty methi malai paneer for yesterday’s dinner. My kids loved it a lot. Flavour of methi is really aromatic and heavenly. Tastes great with any breads and rice. I just served with phulkas.taste was really amazing. I hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

Ingredients :

Paneer : 250 grams 

Methi leaves/fresh fenugreek leaves : 1 cup

Malai/cream : 1/4 cup

Oil : 2 table spoons 

Medium chopped onions : 2

Large tomatoes : 2

Ginger garlic paste : 1 tea spoon 

Cumin seeds : 1 tea spoon 

Cloves : 2

Cinnamon : 1 small pieces

Cardamom : 1

Coriander leaves : 2 strings

Cashew nuts : 10 to 15

Chilly powder : 1/2 tea spoon

Coriander powder: 1 tea spoon 

Turmeric powder : 1/2 tea spoon 

Milk : 1/2 cup

Method :

Wash fenugreek leaves well and keep a side.

Now heat 1 table spoons of oil in a pan,add cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Then add onions, cumin seeds and cashew nuts, saute for 2 to 3 minutes.

Now add ginger garlic paste and saute until raw flavour s disappears. Now add tomatoes and cook them well and remove from fire.

Now let it cool completely and take this mixture into a blender, add 1/2 cup of milk and blend into a fine paste.

Now in same pan add remaining oil and heat it. Now squeeze methi leaves well and add to pan.

Now saute for 2 to 3 minutes and add coriander, chilli and turmeric powder,saute for few seconds and add blended paste. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes and add 1 cup of water and cook on medium flame for 3 minutes by covering the lid. Stir in between.

Now add paneer and cream stir it well and cook on low flame for minutes, finally sprinkle some sugar and some coriander leaves and serve. (Adjust consistency of gravy by adding some water if required)

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PANEER CUTLETS RECIPE/PANEER TIKKI RECIPE

Hi guys....... Happy all of you..... I hope you are enjoying your holiday. But for me it’s really a hectic day. Today is my elder daughter rida’s birthday. Made bmw logo cake as per her demand 😀. Just  now completed the cake and little tired. But, as you all know blogging boosts my energy. So, here I’m with another new recipe. That is yummy paneer cutlets. They are so crispy and crunchy exterior and soft tasty interior. It’s very easy and tasty recipe which you can make in minutes. Perfect for evening snacks or they can be served any parties. Everyone will love them a lot...

I hope you will give this a try and let me know how they turned out for you.

Ingredients :

Grated paneer : 250 grams 

Boiled and grated potatoes : 150 grams 

Aamchur powder/raw mango powder : 1 tea spoon

Chopped green chillies : 2

Chilly powder : 1 tea spoon :

Salt to taste 

Coriander powder : 1 tea spoon

Ginger garlic paste : 1 tea spoon 

Garam masala : 1/2 tea spoon

Rice flour : 1/2 cup/50 grams 

Oil for deep frying

Chopped coriander leaves : 2 table spoons 

Bread crumbs : 1 cup or as needed 

Maida/all purpose flour : 1/4 cup

Method :

First take grated paneer in a bowl and add all ingredients and mix it well .

Now roll them into round patties and keep a side.

Now take maida in a bowl and add 1 cup of water and make a thin paste.

Now dip patties in maida paste and roll them in bread crumbs and coat them well.

Now drop them in hot oil gently and fry on both sides until they changes into golden color and serve.

Method :

Take grated paneer in a bowl

Add boiled and grated potatoes

Add all spice powders

Add ginger garlic paste

Add chillies and coriander leaves

Add rice flour

Mix it well and form a dough

Take some portion and roll them into cutlets

Now take maida in a bowl

Add water and make thin paste

Now it's time to fry

Now dip patties in maida mix

Roll and coat them well with bread crumbs

Drop them hot oil

Fry on both sides until they changes into golden color

Take them into tissue paper

Serve hot

Yum!!!!

RESTAURANT STYLE MATAR PANEER RECIPE/MATAR PANEER GRAVY RECIPE

Matar paneer is a vegetarian north indian dish consisting of peas and paneer in a tomato based gravy,spiced with Garam masala.it is often served with rice and an Indian type of bread (naan,paratha,poori or roti)Various other ingredients are often added, such as yogurt or cream. 


Today I'm going to share restaurant style matar paneer. It is so tasty and creamy just like heaven. Preparing matar paneer is also so simple and easy. I hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turned out for you.

Servings : 4 

Ingredients :

Paneer : 250 grams(recipe here)

Matar/fresh or frozen peas : 1 cup

Medium tomatoes : 2

Large onion : 1

Small green chillies : 2

Oil : 2 to 3 table spoons

Fresh cream/malai : 2 table spoons

Sugar : 1/2 tea spoon(optional)

Cashew nuts or almonds : 15 to 20

Cus cus/poppy seeds : 1 tea spoon

Ginger garlic paste : 1 tea spoon

Kasuri methi/dried fenugreek leaves : 1 tea spoon

Chilly powder : 1/2 tea spoon

Coriander powder : 2 tea spoons

Garam masala : 1/2 tea spoon(recipe here)

Cumin powder : 1 tea spoon

Coriander leaves : 1 table spoons

Turmeric powder : 1/2 tea spoon

Method :

First soak cashews(I used almonds) and poppy seeds in water for 30 minutes and blend into a fine paste.

Now heat oil in a pan,add onions and green chillies,saute for 2 to 3 minutes then add ginger garlic paste and saute until raw flavors disappear.

 now add tomatoes. (I have some leftover tomato puree, so I used that) cook for 2 to 3 minutes and remove from fire and let it cool completely and blend into a smooth paste by all some water.

Now transfer this paste into same pan and add all spice powders(except Garam masala) salt and cashew paste and mix it well couple of minutes.

Now add peas and saute for 2 to 3 minutes and add 2 cups of water.

Cover and cook for 5 minutes. If gravy gets dry add some more water if required.

Now when mixture thickens add paneer,kasuri methi,Garam masala and cream.

Cook on low flame for 5 minutes and remove from flame and serve hot.

Pictorial :

Take soaked almonds and poppy seeds in a blender

Blend into a smooth paste

Heat oil in a pan add onions

Add chillies and saute for 2 minutes

Add ginger garlic paste and saute for few minutes

Add tomatoes

Cook for few minutes

Remove from fire and let it cool completely

Blend into a fine puree by adding some water

Transfer this mixture to same pan

Add all spice powders

Add cashew paste

Cook for 2 to 3 minutes

Add peas

Cook for 2 to 3 minutes

Add water

Cover and cook for 5 minutes

Now add paneer

Add kasuri methi and Garam masala

Add dollop of cream

Mix it well

Cook on low flame for few minutes and remove from fire

Serve