Dhabbe wala Kadhai Paneer

Paneer/cottage cheese cooked with colourful bell peppers in a delicious and mouthwatering tomato based gravy along with aromatic spices, making it irresistible.

Let's learn how to make kadhai paneer step by step Dhabba style

Ingredients:

• 200 gms cottage cheese
• 2 onions finely chopped
• 1 onion diced
• 2 tomatoes finely chopped
• 3 tbsp tomato puree
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 2 green chillies chopped
• 1 tsp kasuri methi
• 1 small green capsicum diced
• 1 small yellow bell pepper diced (optional)
• 1 small red bell pepper diced (optional) you can use capsicum only
• Salt to taste
• Red chilly powder to taste
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 1/2 tsp kadhai masala
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 tbsp oil

Ingredients for kadhai masala

• 2 tbsp coriander seeds
• 2-3 dried red chillies
• 1/4th stick cinnamon
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 tbsp kasuri methi

Dry roast all in the ingredients in a hot pan till you get nice aroma, let them come to room temperature and grind them to a fine powder.

Directions

• Heat oil in a pan, add ginger garlic paste and green chillies, saute till the raw aroma of ginger garlic is gone, next add chopped onions and cook till the onions become translucent.
• Now add chopped tomatoes and cook till the tomatoes are soft.
• Add tomato puree, salt, all dry spices, kadhai masala and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Now add diced peppers, cover the pan and cook on medium flame till the peppers are 80% cooked , we don't have to cook capsicum completely
• At this stage add diced onions and kasuri methi, cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Next add milk to the gravy and let it boil for 3-4 minutes.
• Add cottage cheese cubes, cover and cook for 2 minutes on medium flame.
• Switch off the flame, sprinkle garam masala powder and cover the pan.
• Garnish with fresh coriander leaves, serve hot with paratha ,naan or rice.