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Dahi wala paneer recipe

Dahi wala paneer recipe

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Dahi Wala Paneer recipe is a flavorful dish featuring paneer cooked in a tangy yogurt-based gravy, spiced with aromatic Indian masalas.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

FOR MARINATION

  • 250 gram Paneer Cut into big cubes
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp Kasuri methi
  • 2 tbsp mustard oil

FOR CURD MIXTURE

  • 1 cup curd
  • 1/4 tsp black salt
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp gram flour/besan or 1 tbsp cashew paste

FOR COOKING DAHI WALA PANEER

  • 1 tbsp desi ghee or oil
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 dry red chilies
  • 1 black cardamom
  • Curd mixture
  • Roasted paneer

FOR GARNISH

  • 1 tsp dry mint leaves
  • Creamy curd

Instructions
 

MARINATION OF PANEER

  • Take a flat tray or plate and add mustard oil, salt, kashmiri red chilli powder and kasuri methi. Mix well.
  • Add paneer & coat the paneer from all sides.
  • Leave aside for 15-20 minutes. We left paneer in refrigerator.

PREPARATION OF CURD MIXTURE

  • Take curd in a bowl and add black salt, salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, roasted cumin powder, garam masala and gram flour/besan.
  • Whisk well and keep in refrigerator till needed.

ROASTING OF PANEER

  • Firstly heat a pan. Heating of pan is highly important before roasting paneer, otherwise paneer sticks to the cold pan.
  • Arrange paneer pieces. As paneer already have oil, no need of adding additional oil.
  • Roast the paneer pieces from both the sides until they got good grilled marks.
  • Take the paneer out.
  • In the same pan, add desi ghee.
  • Add cumin seeds, dry red chilies and black cardamom.
  • Saute till cumin splutter.
  • Add curd mixture and start whisking immediately otherwise curd may curdle. Curd needs to be whisked until it begins to boil.
  • Let curd boil and come to the point where ghee is seen separating from curd.
  • Here you have to add paneer pieces to the curd. As we had to decorate it for photography purpose as well, we spread the curd gravy in a serving plate.
  • Arrange the paneer pieces over the curd gravy.
  • Decorate with creamy curd and dry mint leaves.
  • Enjoy with chapati, rice or paratha. We served it with dahi wala paratha.

Notes

  1. In place of besan, you can add cashew or melons seeds paste or mix of both. Just soak 2 tbsp cashews or melon seeds or both 50:50 for 10-15 minutes and then grind with 2-3 tbsp of water.
  2. Creamy curd is nothing but a tablespoon of thick curd which is whisked to creamy texture.
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