Lehsuni Paneer Tadka - Garlic Paneer
A delicious creamy paneer curry with flavours of garlic, which can make anyone drool over the taste.
Ingredients
- 250 Grams Paneer / Indian Cottage Cheese
- 2 Onion Medium Size, Chopped
- 4 Garlic Cloves
- 12 Cashews
- 1 tbsp Ginger Paste
- 1/2 Cup Yogurt Beaten
- 1/2 Cup Fresh Cream
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1.5 tsp Black pepper powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/3 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 3 tbsp Oil
For Tempering
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 3 Garlic Cloves Chopped
- 1 tbsp Oil
Instructions
- First of all, blanch chopped onions, garlic and cashews in 1/2 cup of boiling water for 5-7 minutes. After that, switch off the heat and let them cool. Once cooled, grind it to a smooth paste.
- Beat the yogurt and keep aside. Cut paneer into cubes or triangles.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium heat and shallow fry paneer pieces until little golden on both sides. Take them out on a kitchen towel.
- To the same pan, add onion-garlic paste and sauté for 3-4 minutes. Add ginger paste now and sauté till raw smell fades away. Add coriander powder, 1 teaspoon black pepper powder and turmeric powder and sauté.
- Add beaten yogurt now and sauté till it starts boiling. Now add cream and sauté again. Add salt and garam masala and mix well. Let it boil for few minutes. Add rest black pepper powder now and mix again.
- Add paneer cubes and mix. Switch off the heat. Now for tempering, heat oil in a small pan. Add cumin seeds and garlic and let them fry till they become golden in colour. Switch off the heat and pour this tempering over paneer gravy.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and serve hot with rice or bread of your choice.
Notes
- This recipe gives moderate flavour of garlic with the mentioned quantity above. You can adjust the amount according to your desired level of flavour.
- Keep Paneer pieces in warm water for sometime for their extra softness. After that take them out and dry a little on kitchen towel and then shallow fry.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Lehsuni Paneer Tadka - Garlic Paneer
Amount Per Serving
Calories 246
Calories from Fat 171
% Daily Value*
Fat 19g29%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 21mg7%
Sodium 671mg29%
Potassium 216mg6%
Carbohydrates 11g4%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 28IU1%
Vitamin C 5mg6%
Calcium 54mg5%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.