Butter Kaju Paneer

Butter Kaju Paneer is delicious North Indian recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Butter Kaju Paneer by following this easy recipe.  

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups butter
• 1 Cup grated paneer
• 1 Cup Onion paste
• 2 tsp Ginger garlic paste
• 1/2 Cup tomato puree
• 3 Split green thai chilies
• 1 Cup bread crumbs (as a thickening agent)
• 3 tsp Sour cream
• 3 tsp Kajoo-chironjee paste
• 20 split Kajoo
• 10 Makhana (soaked in hot water)

 Spices:

• 2 Big Elaichi (powdered)
• 5 Small Elaichi (powdered)
• 1 tsp Garam masala powder
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp Chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp Jeera
• Pinch of Nutmeg, Mace, Sugar
• Salt to taste
   
How to make Butter Kaju Paneer:
 
• Lightly brown the split kajoo in butter and keep aside.
• In a heavy bottomed pan, pour butter and crackle elaichi (big), jeera, chilies; then add onion paste, cook till brown in medium flame.
• Add ginger-garlic paste and tomato puree.
• Now add rest of the spices and sugar (except the small elaichi) cook on high flame till the oil leaves the masala.
• Finally add bread crumbs, grated paneer and kajoo-chironjee paste and fry.
• Turn it to medium flame, add water and cover the pan with lid, cook for 10 min.
• Sprinkle makhana and split kajoos.
• Butter Kaju Paneer is ready.
   

Chili Paneer

 Chili Paneer is spicy Punjabi recipe. Learn how to make Chili Paneer by following this easy recipe. 

Ingredients:

• 500 gm Paneer (Prepare small Paneer balls)
• 4 tbsp Corn Flour
• Green chilli (10 to 15 medium sizes)
• 2 tbsp Tomato Sauce
• 1 tbsp Chilli Sauce
• 2 tbsp Soya Sauce
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying
• 1 Green Capsicum (chopped)
• 4 Onions
   
How to make Chili Paneer:

• Mix Paneer balls with corn flour fry it in a kadai till it become brown.
• In a separate kadai, fry onions till brown.
• Cut green chilli into small pieces and add it to fried onion.
• Then put small pieces of capsicum and fry it for sometime.
• Add Fried Paneer to it.
• Then drop tomato/chill/soya sauce into kadai.
• Add salt also and stir it for 3/4 mints.
• Chili Paneer is ready.

Paneer Kebabs with Chilli Sauce

Paneer Kebabs With Chilli Sauce is spicy and yummy recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Paneer Kebabs With Chilli Sauce by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 300 g Paneer Cubes (Cottage Cheese) 
• 1 clove Garlic (crushed) 
• 1/2 tsp Ginger (paste) 
• 1 Green Pepper (chopped) 
• 1 Red Pepper (chopped) 
• 1 cup Rice (cooked) 
• 2 tbsp Oil 
• Salt to taste

For Chili Sauce 

• 1/2 tsp red Chilies (ground) 
• 1 tbsp Coriander leaves (chopped) 
• 1 tsp green Chilies (chopped) 
• 2 cloves Garlic (crushed) 
• 2 tsp Corn Flour 
• 3/4 cup Water 
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice 
• 1 tsp Oil 
• 1 tbsp Sugar 
• Salt to taste 

How to make Paneer Kebabs with Chilli Sauce:

• Mix paneer, ginger, garlic and salt in a bowl. Marinate it for 15-20 minutes.
• Alternately arrange paneer, red pepper and green pepper on the skewers.
• Brush them with oil and grill until they turn golden brown from all sides.

For Chilli Sauce

• Grind red chilies, green chilies, garlic, coriander leaves, lemon juice and sugar.
• Heat oil in a pan, add the chili mixture and cook it for few seconds.
• Mix the corn flour into water and stir this into chili mixture.
• Add the salt and cook the sauce till it becomes thick.
• Remove from heat and serve with the paneer kebabs.

Suggestions: Serve it with plain rice and chilli sauce.

Tandoori Paneer

Tandoori paneer is a yummy recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Tandoori paneer by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• ½ kg Paneer (cut into 1½ inches cubes) 
• 3 tbsp Tandoori Powder 
• ½ tsp Red Chili Powder 
• 2 tsp Garam Masala 
• 2 tsp Cumin Powder 
• 2 tsp Coriander Powder 
• 2 tsp Ginger & Garlic Paste 
• 1 Onion (chopped) 
• 1 Capsicum (cut into 1-inch pieces, deseeded and cored) 
• 1 cup Thick Yoghurt 
• ½ Bunch Coriander Leaves (chopped) 
• 2 tbsp Lemon Juice 
• 3 Lemons halved and Chaat Malasa (serving) 
• ¾ tsp Caraway seeds (crushed) 
• Oil 
• Salt (to taste)

How to make Tandoori Paneer:

• Cut onions into 1½ inch pieces, separating each layer of the onion.
• Cut the capsicum, tomato, onion and paneer into same size.
• Mix the remaining ingredients into the yoghurt.
• Add vegetables and paneer into yoghurt mixture.
• Mix them well and marinate in the fridge for least for 8 hours.
• Now take skewer add one piece of paneer, capsicum, paneer, onion, paneer, tomato.
• Grill it for 15 min.
• Remember to brush it with marinate several times while grilling.
• Lastly apply oil.
• During grilling turn the skewers slowly.
• Sprinkle chaat masala over the grilled panned & vegetables.

Suggestions: serve with tomato sauce or green chutney.

Low Fat Paneer

Health conscious people will never say to this low fat paneer recipe. Learn how to prepare Low Fat Paneer by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 500g Milk 
• ½ cup Low Fat Curd

Things Required 

• Muslin Cloth 
• Broad Pan

How to make Low Fat Paneer:

• Take a broad pan and pour milk in it. Place it on flame and allow it to boil.
• When the milk starts boiling, add low fat curd in it and mix well.
• When it is completely boiled, remove it from heat and stir it gently. The milk will get sour.
• Now, tie the sour milk in a muslin cloth, let it strain and hang it for around ½ hour.
• It will turn into thick paneer. Use it as required.

Aloo Paneer Pops

Aloo Paneer Pops is a yummy and crispy snack recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Aloo Paneer Pops by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:


• 2 Potatoes (boiled and mashed)

• 200 g Cottage Cheese (grated)

• 4 tbsp Refined Flour

• 1 Onion (chopped)

• 1 tbsp Raisins (soaked)

• 3 Green Chilies (finely chopped)

• ½ tsp Black Pepper Powder

• 1 cup Cornflakes (crushed)

• ½ tsp Chaat Masala

• ½ tsp Garam Masala

• ½ tsp Red Chili Powder

• 2 tbsp Green Coriander (finely chopped)

• Oil for frying

• Salt


How to make Aloo Paneer Pops:

• Heat one tbsp oil in a pan and sauté onion.

• Mix all the other ingredients and fry for 2 minutes.

• Now make a fine batter of refined flour.

• Make cylindrical shaped croquettes out of the mixture.

• Dip each one in the batter and put on a plate.

• Refrigerate it for 30 minutes.

• Deep fry till golden and crispy.


Suggestions:

Serve with ketchup or coriander chutney.

Paneer Kalimirch

Paneer Kalimirch is a lip-smacking recipe for the cottage cheese lovers. Learn how to make/prepare Paneer Kalimirch by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:


• ½ cup Coriander leaves (chopped)

• ½ cup Mint/Pudina (chopped)

• 2 Cinnamon sticks (medium size)

• 500 g Cottage Cheese

• 3 Green Cardamoms

• 4 Cloves

• 3 pinches Cumin Seeds

• 2 Onions (medium sized)

• 2 Bay leaves

• 5-6 Garlic cloves

• 4 tbsp Fresh Cream

• 2-3 Green Chilies

• 2 inch piece Ginger

• 1/2 cup Yogurt

• 1/2 tsp Garam Masala (powder)

• 1 tbsp Peppercorns (crushed)

• 1/2 tsp Coriander/Dhaniya (powdered)

• Salt (to taste)


How to make Paneer Kalimirch:

• Start with cottage cheese and cut it into medium- sized cubes. Fry them in 1 tsp of oil. (optional)

• Take a large saucepan and heat some oil in it. Put cumin seeds in it and fry, till they start to crackle.

• Add onions to the pan and fry them until they turn brown.

• Remove the onion from pan and let them cool down.

• Now, crush them along with ginger, green chilies and garlic, in the blender.

• In the saucepan, heat 2 tbsp oil and add cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon sticks and bay leaves to it, along with ground paste. Mix them well.

• Now, add coriander powder, garam masala powder, salt, fresh cream and whisked yogurt. Mix them well again.

• Add water to the pan and bring it to boil. Now, further add paneer cubes to it, along with chopped mint and coriander leaves.

• Cover the pan with the lid and let it cook on low- medium temperature, for 10- 15 minutes.

• When it is done, sprinkle ground peppercorns on top and serve it hot, with rice or chapattis.

Frozen Paneer Masala

Frozen Paneer Masala is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Frozen Cheese Masaala by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:



• 1 pkg Frozen fried paneer


• 2 tsp Ginger-garlic paste


• 1 Onion (chopped)


• 4 tsp Coriander Powder


• 1 tsp Salt


• 2 tbsp Oil


• Coriander leaves (chopped)


• 4 tsp Masala powder


• 2 tsp Chilly powder


• 1 Tomato (chopped)


How to make Frozen Paneer Masala:


• Defrost the frozen fried paneer in a microwave. Keep it aside.


• Now add oil in a pan and heat it.


• Add garlic paste and ginger and stir, till it turns into brown.


• Now add onions and stir, till onions become translucent.


• Mix masala powder and coriander powder and stir.


• Then tomato pieces with chilly powder and stir well.


• Pour a little water, add salt and stir, till masala blends well in water.


• Add paneer, cover the pan and cook on a medium flame for some time.


• Now garnish it with coriander leaves and serve.

Hot And Sour Paneer And Vegetable Soup

Hot And Sour Paneer And Vegetable Soup is a sizzling and scrummy recipe. Learn how to prepare Hot And Sour Paneer And Vegetable Soup by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:



• 2 cups Vegetable Stock


• 1 ½ cups Firm Paneer (Small Cubes)


• 1 Egg


• ¼ cup Button Mushroom (Sliced)


• ¼ cup Red Capsicum (Finely Chopped)


• 1 tsp Oil


• I tsp Corn Flour


• 20 ml White Vinegar


• 2 Spring Onions (Chopped)


• Soya sauce to taste


• ¼ cup Celery (Finely Chopped)


How to make Hot And Sour Paneer And Vegetable Soup:


• Take a non-sticky frying pan and fry paneer in it for few minutes and leave it aside.


• Combine together spring onions, vegetable stock, capsicum and mushroom in a sauce-pan.


• Heat the vegetables till boiling point and then cover and simmer for 5 min.


• Add paneer and vinegar to the vegetables and bring to boiling point.


• Mix corn flour in water to make a smooth liquid paste.


• Pour in the corn flour paste slowly to the boiling soup while stirring the soup constantly until it is thickened.


• Remove the soup from heat. Now beat the egg and pour it into the soup, stirring and swirling until the egg has just set.


Suggestions:


Add soya sauce and celery for taste and serve hot.

Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer is a very popular Indian recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Palak Paneer by following this easy recipe. 240 cal per serving.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg Spinach

• 100 gm Paneer

• 1 Onion

• 1/4 tsp Black pepper powder

• 3/4 tsp Ginger-garlic paste

• 1/2 tsp Green chilli paste

• 3 tbsp Butter

• 2-3 Bay Leaves

• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds

• 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder

• Vegetable oil

• Salt to taste

How to make Palak Paneer:

• Mix green chilli paste and ginger-garlic paste with spinach. Add little water.

• Pressure-cook the above mixture for 7 to 8 minutes. Remove before the first whistle.

• Cut cheese into small cube shaped pieces. Keep 3 cubes for decoration.

• Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan.

• Fry the paneer cubes on a medium flame till they become light brown.

• Take the pieces out of the pan.

• Take 2 tbsp butter and heat it.

• Add bay leaves and cumin for frying.

• Add chopped onions and fry again until they turn pink.

• Add garam masala powder, black pepper powder and salt. Mix well.

• Now add fried paneer and cooked spinach. Mix them properly.

• Put the palak paneer in a baking tray.

• Add the remaining butter and bake for about half an hour at 180 deg C.

• Grate remaining paneer pieces and decorate.

• Palak paneer is ready to serve.

Baby Corn Paneer

Ingredients:
• ½ tsp Chili Powder
• 1 tsp Cumin Seed Powder, roasted
• 2 tbsp Oil
• 1 cup Baby Corn, sliced
• 1 cup Paneer / Cottage Cheese, sliced
• I Tomato, pulp removed & chopped
• 2 Onions, chopped finely
• 2 Capsicums, sliced
• Salt to taste
How to make Baby Corn Paneer:

• In a pan, fry onions in hot oil. Add capsicum and baby corn and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Baby corn can be boiled beforehand, to make it tender.
• Add tomatoes to the pan and continue to fry it for a while.
• Add chili powder, cumin seed powder and salt and mix.
• Cook the mixture for another 1 minute.
• Add paneer or cottage cheese and cook for another 3 minutes.
• When paneer gets cooked, transfer to a pan and serve hot.