Spicy Mix Veg Paneer
Cottage Cheese with Mixed Vegetables
INGREDIENTS
METHOD
INGREDIENTS
- 200-250 gms of cottage cheese, cut into thick strips
- 150 gms of french beans cut into thin strips of 2 "
- 1 big carrot cut into strips of 2"
- 1 red pepper cut in strips
- 1 green pepper cut in strips
- 1onion cut into 4 pieces
- 1 tomato cut into 8 pieces
- Few slitted green chillies
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 tsp of ginger chopped
- 2 tsp of garlic chopped
- 1 1/2 tomato grated
- Salt to taste
- Red chilli powder to taste
- 1/2 tsp tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp youghurt
- 1 1/2 tbsp of dry kasturi methi leaves
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp onion seeds
- 1/2 tsp whole cumin
- 2 whole red chillies
- 3 tbsp of oil
METHOD
- Soak the paneer in warm water and let is sit for 5 to 10 mins. Remove and dry before adding.
- Heat ½ tbsp of oil in a pan and once it is warm add 1/4 tsp of onion seeds and 1/4 tsp of whole cumin seeds
- Once it starts spluttering gently add in the paneer and let it cook till it turns a light brown, flip and cook the other side
- Once done, remove the paneer and keep aside
- In the same pan add 1/2 tbsp of oil and when the oil becomes warm
- Add the cut carrots and beans and stir fry for few minutes
- Then add in the cut red and green peppers and stir fry for few more minutes
- When the vegetables are 75% done remove them and keep aside
- In the same pan add the remaining oil when the oil becomes warm add the remaining onion seeds and cumin seeds
- When the seeds start spluttering add the chopped onions and stir fry for few minutes
- Now add the chopped garlic and ginger and stir fry till the onions become beige brown in colour and the ginger-garlic become soft
- Add the grated tomato and saute till the water from the tomato dries up
- then add the whole red chillies and stir fry for few minutes
- Now add the red chilli powder and the coriander powder and saute for few minutes
- Here you can add 3-4 tbsp of water to saute if the oil is too little
- Once done add the tomato sauce and mix it in well
- Cover and cook on low flame for few minutes while gently stirring in between
- Now add the cut onion, tomato and slitted green chillies
- Mix it in well in the masala and saute for few minutes
- Mix mix the yoghurt in a 5-6 tbsp of water and remove all the lumps like a lassi
- Mix it in well and saute for few minutes
- Add the dried kasturi methi leaves and stir for few minutes
- Finally add the cottage cheese strips and the vegetables
- Mix it in all together and stir fry for few minutes
- Then cover and cook on low flame for 5-7 minutes so that the vegetables and cottage cheese infuses with the masala.
- Serve with roti or as a roll or even as a sandwich stuffing
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