Saturday, June 12, 2010

Paneer Tawa Masala

Sometimes we completely forget certain spices since a long in our pantry, which we usually dont even think about those leftover spice powders while cooking, whenever i plan to go to Indian groceries, i'll go through my pantry to check wat i should pick while shopping, this time when i went through my pantry and my freezer, i found a bottle full of kasuri methi, ajwain seeds and few frozen paneer chunks..While browsing, i saw this beautiful paneer tawa masala at Jeyashri's blog, immediately the colour and simplicity of this dish attracted me a lot and i tried this paneer tawa masala for our dinner to serve along with rotis..Wat a delicious masala this dish is, u know even my H who doesnt like that much these sort of masala enjoyed having twice with his rotis, i followed exactly the same process as Jeyashri went for and we loved this delicious masala, thanks to Jeyashri for sharing this fabulous paneer dish..Sending to Jay's Letz Relishh-Paneer.

Paneer Tawa Masala

2cups Paneer (cubed)
1tbsp Kasturi methi
1/4tsp Turmeric powder
1tsp Chilli powder
1/2tbsp Chaat masala
1/2tsp Cumin seeds + Ajwain seeds
2nos Onions (chopped)
2nos Garlic cloves (crushed)
1/2tsp Coriander powder
3/4cup Tomato puree (prepared with 5 ripen tomatoes)
3tbsp Fresh cream
1/2tsp Garam masala
Oil
Coriander leaves (chopped)

Marinate the cubed paneer with chilli powder, chaat masala, salt and turmeric powder with few drops of oil (i added few drops of oil, thats the way the paneer get well coated with the spices)..keep them aside half an hour...

Heat few tsp of oil and fry the marinated paneer cubes until they turns brown on both side, keep aside..Heat enough oil in the same kadai, let splutters the cumin and ajwain seeds, add the crushed garlic cloves followed by chopped onions, saute everything well until the onions turns transculent..now add the coriander, tomato puree and bring everything to boil, cook until the oil get separates from the gravy..Add the already fried paneer cubes and garam masala to the gravy, cook for few minutes, finally add the cream, give a stir..add the chopped coriander leaves and put off the stove..

Enjoy with rotis..

54 comments:

Uma said...

rich tempting gravy :)
I make paneer in a similar way.

Another nice quinoa recipe Tabbouleh :)

Angie's Recipes said...

I love the sauce...must be good to serve with pasta!

Krishnaveni said...

liked that paneer and its colour...really inviting Priya

Subhashini said...

Priya
It is looking so spicy and colourful.

Krishnaveni said...

Have a great weekend Priya

Niloufer Riyaz said...

loved the paneer gravy, would love to have it roti

Cool Lassi(e) said...

Looks really yummy! Love anything with Paneer!

Rach said...

Would love to have this with jeera rice. looks so rich and yumm :)

Fimère said...

j'aime bien cette sauce elle a l'air succulente bravo
bon weekend

Swathi said...

Paneer tawa masala looks really yum Priya.

Ameya said...

Oh wow, that looks divine!! I love paneer in any form and will surely try out this recipe!

Adventures in Domestic Cooking said...

Totally will have to try something like that soon, looks and sounds wonderful!!
=)

Uma said...

looks absolutely delicious. Yum!!

Suja Sugathan said...

Sauce looks absolutely delicious..love paneer curry..will try this.

Umm Mymoonah said...

Looks so mouthwatering Priya, a very good recipe with paneer, will definitely try this one:-)

Shabitha Karthikeyan said...

Very tempting gravy !! Will be great Combo with Naan..

jeyashrisuresh said...

thanks a lot priya for trying this. i feel so happy.

Chow and Chatter said...

oh wow looks yummy great gravy yum

Sushma Mallya said...

i love paneer and this one looks like a must try for me...

Pari said...

Hi Priya, lovely colour, looks awesome, would love this with Naan.

Torviewtoronto said...

looks delicious

GayathriRaj said...

Hey thats really yummy color..mouth watering dear....

Taste of Beirut said...

sounds so good with that paneer!

Kiran said...

Paneer tawa masala looks very delicious and colorful.Thanks to you and Jeyashri for such a delicious dish.

Mriganayani said...

That is one rich and tasty looking paneer there! Awesome!

Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal said...

Priya, that is simply mouth watering !!!

Nandini said...

Wow! This is a rich side dish! I'd love to have some with roti!

Jaishree said...

Tawa masala looks yum priya..My children loves paneer and this one looks like a must try for me.

DEESHA said...

looks yumm

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...

looks so inviting priya....dying/drooling over the dish....

Padhu said...

Gravy looks colorful and lovely!!

Life is beautiful!!! said...

Beautiful colour and texture :)

Aruna Manikandan said...

looks delicious dear :-)

PJ said...

Absolutely delicious.Love that color of the gravy...

Nupur said...

Thank you for this tasty entry!

Sharmilee! :) said...

Is it like kadai paneer anyways looks yummy!

Marina said...

Looks so yummy....will try this out..

Mrs.Menagasathia said...

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Fathima said...

love the rich 'n dark gravy!

divya said...

wow.....looks awesome...pass me the whole plate...drooling over the pics.....

Deepti Pawar said...

OMG, look at that bowl of scrummy paneer gravy. I can dish up some hot rotis and eat it right off the monitor...better even, just grab a spoon and dive in!! Drool!

Valarmathi said...

Lovely color....looks inviting and delicious.

Jiboombaa said...

Mouthwatering dish. will taste great with rice and indian breads.

SathyaSridhar said...

Priya,,kandippa intha rich paneer masala pulao kooda super ah irukkum,neenga nalla enjoy paneengala..

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rekhas kitchen said...

Wow look at that gravy so tempting delicious recipe Priya bookmarked.....

Soma Pradhan said...

Paneer Tawa Masala looks awesome

Mahi said...

mmm..yummmmmmmmm!!

Swapna Raghu Sanand said...

Looks awesome and I will definitely make it, thanks.

Swapna Raghu Sanand said...

Looks awesome and I will definitely make it, thanks.

barbie said...

i made this it came out really very wel and hubby liked it very much and i got lovely compliments frm him so all credit goes to u thank a lot for posting this recepie , god bless u take care