Achari Paneer
Equipment
- Bowl
- Shallow dish
- Heavy-based Pan
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric ground
- 1 teaspoon Chilli powder
- 500 g Paneer
- 4 tablespoons Vegetable oil
- 2 1/2 teaspoons Aniseeds
- 1 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon Kalonji (Nigella) seeds
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 3 Onions chopped
- 6-8 Green chillies de-seeded and chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Paste
- 1 teaspoon Ginger Paste
- 250 ml Natural (plain) yoghurt (1 cup), whisked
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Amchoor
- 3/4 teaspoons Garam Masala
- 3 Green (bell) peppers cut into bite-sized pieces
- Salt
- 2-3 Green chillies slit in half lengthways and de-seeded, to garnish
Instructions
- Put half the turmeric and chilli powder in a small bowl, add 2 tablespoons of water and mix together.
- Cut the paneer into 5-cm / 2-inch cubes and with a sharp knife, score them all over lightly. Put them in a large, shallow dish and pour over the turmeric mixture. Season and set aside for about 10 minutes.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a heavy-based pan over medium heat, add all the spice seeds at once, and stir-fry for 1 minute, or until they start to splutter.
- Add the onions and chillies and cook for about 5 minutes, or until the onions turn light brown. Add the ginger and garlic pastes and the remaining turmeric and stir-fry for about 1 minute.
- Stir in the yoghurt, then while stirring, sprinkle over the amchoor and garam masala and season with salt.
- Reduce the heat to low and cook for about 2 minutes, or until the moisture has reduced a little, but make sure that the liquid does not dry up completely.
- Add the marinated paneer and peppers and cook for a further 3 minutes, then remove from the heat and allow to cool.
- Heat just before serving and garnish with slit green chillies.
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Nutrition
Serving: 6gSodium: 251mgCalcium: 484mgVitamin C: 60mgVitamin A: 369IUSugar: 8gFiber: 5gPotassium: 292mgCholesterol: 60mgCalories: 336kcalSaturated Fat: 13gFat: 23gProtein: 15gCarbohydrates: 18gIron: 2mg
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