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Tawa Paneer
Ingredients
- 250-300 grams malai paneer
- a little oil ghee or butter for frying
For the masala:
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 2 big tomatoes pureed
- 1/2 a capsicum green bell pepper, finely chopped
- 4 fat cloves of garlic minced
- 1 " piece of ginger minced
- 1 green chilli slit
- 1/2 teaspoon ajwain carom seeds/bishop's weed
- 1/2 - 3/4 th teaspoon red chilli powder adjust to taste
- 2 teaspoons coriander powder
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
- 1/4 teaspoon amchur powder adjust according to the sourness of the tomatoes
- salt to taste
- a pinch of dried fenugreek leaves kasuri methi
- chopped coriander to garnish
Instructions
- Cut the paneer into medium sized cubes and lightly marinate them with salt and keep aside.
- In a heavy, wide based pan or kadai heat the butter, oil or ghee and toss in the carom seeds. When they stop sizzling add the chopped onions and fry until they turn translucent (pale)
- Add the ginger, garlic, green chillies and the chopped capsicum and saute for 2-3 minutes. Then add in the powders - red chilli, coriander, turmeric, garam masala, amchur and reduce the heat to prevent them from burning.
- Now add the pureed tomatoes and salt (remember that the paneer has been marinated with some salt so add accordingly) and fry well until the oil separates.
- Add the paneer curbes and mix well. Rub the kasuri methi between your palms and add them too. Simmer for a couple of minutes and then garnish with the chopped coriander.
- Remove from heat and serve hot with chapathis or rice
Disclaimer
The nutritional values are only indicative.
This post was first published on March 9, 2016
How about using either the dried tofu or fresh one instead of paneer?
How about using dried tofu or fresh tofu instead of paneer?
Following ur blog now, Shireen 🙂 and I loved that tava paneer 🙂 where do u procure that Tava ? been looking for that for some time now in the local markets…
@Heather: I have never used or seen dried tofu. You could replace paneer with fresh tofu…I have never tried it though
Hi Shireen, I've a query. Ur ingr states paneer n then butter oil to fry. Later below masalas again there is butter oil.Do we have to shallow fry the pander marinated in salt.
Hi Shireen – This recipe is for keeps! I love your blog and frequently use it for recipes and also to get ideas on what to cook. On one of those – "what do I make today?" moments this Tawa Paneer dish came to the rescue as I had the key ingredients at hand. It tasted like a restaurant dish -think the amchoor and kasuri methi did the trick. Didn't have ajwain and substituted with saunf – and was still pretty good. My meat-loving family loved the vegetarian meal as I served it with chappatis and a cucumber salad. The best thing was that it was so quick and easy to prepare. I used previously prepared ginger-garlic paste and a can of crushed tomatoes so the only effort was in chopping the ingredients. Thank you!
@ Divya: Thanks sooo much for your lovely feedback 🙂 I am so glad that your family enjoyed it a lot! 😀 Do stay tuned for some more easy recipes!
So easy to make and tastes yum…love it !
Thank you Shrieen! this is my ONLY go to website for all recipes(You better believe it 🙂 )
Thank you sooooooo much Priya!! So glad that you liked the tawa paneer and happy to hear your lovely appreciation! You made my day 🙂
Loved this recipe Shireen…. thank you so much for sharing
It’s a big hit in my family.
They now look forward to Vegetarian Friday’s
Thank you so much for the feedback Bobby! So happy that your family enjoyed it so much!
Yet another tasty recipe… tried, it was awesome. Thank you.
Thank you so much for the feedback Suzan!
Lovely recipe…have made it so many times n comes perfect everytime….my family loves paneer nw…thanx Shireen…ur recipes n blog is a blessing!…stay blessed
Thank you so much for the lovely feedback Lavrine!! Happy to hear that, thanks for the good wishes!!