Monday, August 23, 2010

Methi Channa Paneer Masala

Who will say no to paneer, definitely none at home here, we just love paneer and i dont forget to pick them whenever i'll go to Indian groceries..its quite a routine for me to get them and often do anything with those Indian cheese, weekend i picked a paneer packet and prepared this quick and easy methi channa paneer masala with kasuri methi and cooked channa..This masala was tremendous and its quite easy to prepare, its tastes delicious along with rotis or parathas..Sending this droolworthy masala to Jay's Letz Relishh-Paneer and to my event CWS-Fennel Seeds and to Suma's Sidedishes From India and finally to LB-Chickpeas guest hosted by Nithu, event by Kiran and to Neha's Kid's Menu..

Methi Paneer & Channa Masala

2cups Paneer cubes
1+1/2cups Channa

1tbsp Kasuri Methi leaves (dry fenugreek leaves)
1no Onion chopped
1/2tsp Cumin seeds
2tbsp Besan flour
1tsp Garam masala
2tsp Coriander leaves(chopped)
Salt
Oil

To Grind:
2nos Tomato(ripe n juicy)
1tsp Peppercorns
1tsp Cumin seeds
1tsp Fennel seeds
2nos Green chillies

Grind 1/2cup of the cooked chick peas/channa n keep aside..Fry the paneer cubes in oil and let them sit in hot water..

Meanwhile grind all the ingredients from the list 'TO GRIND' with half cup of water into fine paste n keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan, add the cumin seeds, fry until they splutters, now add the chopped onion,kasuri methi and salt,cook until they turns tenders, keep the flame in simmer n add the besan flour n fry along the onions..add the grounded paste of spices to the onion,kasuri methi n besan flour.

They may turn thicker, stir them for a while in simmer, add the already grounded chick peas as well as the rest of the cooked chick peas, to the masala along the garam masala.

Add enough water to turn them as gravy..cook them for a while in medium flame..add the chopped coriander leaves n put off the stove.

Enjoy with rotis..

41 comments:

Shanthi Krishnakumar said... Reply To This Comment

Creamy , yummy and healthy

chef and her kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Lovely combo....looks nice...

Srividhya Ravikumar said... Reply To This Comment

lovely recipe pria...looks yumm

sonu said... Reply To This Comment

wow !! lovely colour and im sure adding besan must have thicken the gravy and loved the idea of paneer and chana combo im sure this must have tasted delish...btw thanx priya for the quick comment ,your comments r highly appreciated..thanx dear !

Nammi said... Reply To This Comment

yumm, love that thick gravy

Veggie Hut said... Reply To This Comment

Paneer Chana..Lovely combo!

Prema said... Reply To This Comment

luks delicious,love the combo...

Raks said... Reply To This Comment

I think this is the only way to make my kid eat channa , awesome recipe too,will try for roti!

MaryMoh said... Reply To This Comment

Looks delicious. Would be very nice with paratha. Thanks very much for sharing. MaryMoh at http://www.keeplearningkeepsmiling.com/2010/08/18/how-to-make-egg-noodles-at-home/

Indian Khana said... Reply To This Comment

For sure I would never say no ;)...looks so delicious Priya ...

Rumana Rawat said... Reply To This Comment

Wow!!! this is lovely and delicious masala...

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

This paneer dish looks super yummy and creamy! I've never used besan with paneer. Bookmarked and will be tried soon :-)

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

As you are adding grounded chick peas for thickness, like to know why you are using besan also. Happy cooking!
Jayanthi Sekar

Menaga Sathia said... Reply To This Comment

woww looks super!!

Pavani said... Reply To This Comment

looks yummy n creamy...

My Kitchen Antics said... Reply To This Comment

two incredibly fav dishes of mine...yumm

Uma said... Reply To This Comment

OMG.. a perfect trio.. loved it!

sanjeeta kk said... Reply To This Comment

Very creamy and tempting recipe Priya.

Taste of Beirut said... Reply To This Comment

Love that paneer too and the combination of ingredients here is so mouthwatering!

Lav said... Reply To This Comment

OMG looks so yummy !! Awesome combo !! Tempting me !!

Lavanya

www.lavsblog.com

aipi said... Reply To This Comment

Looks so perfect, creamy n mouthwatering..

Umm Mymoonah said... Reply To This Comment

That's definitely a nice combination of Priya, looks delicious.

Latha said... Reply To This Comment

Nice combo and flavors. Looks very yummy.

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

priya mouthwatering and yummy recipe....chana and paneer gr8 combo!

Hamaree Rasoi said... Reply To This Comment

Chana Masala Looks simply awesome. No other words to describe it. So many testimonials have already been showered upon you.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Suja Manoj said... Reply To This Comment

Lovely combo..yummy gravy,mouthwatering.

Swathi said... Reply To This Comment

Methi chana paneer masala looks delicious Priya.

CurryLeaf said... Reply To This Comment

Wow.Filling and delish.Too perfect the click is Priya

Krishnaveni said... Reply To This Comment

i love paneer with anything, superb

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

I am a great fan of chickpeas and paneer and fenugreek leaves!
This is all in one!Looks yummy!
I will throw in some potatoes too!
:)

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Tempting dish dear...loved the creamy texture of the dish and the recipe too...

Torviewtoronto said... Reply To This Comment

lot of flavours

Ragini Miranda's Kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Great combination !!waiting to try this out !!!

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Sadhana Valentina said... Reply To This Comment

Am mouthwatering here!!! Yummy and delicious...

Kalyani said... Reply To This Comment

Yummy & delicious curry ............

Ananda said... Reply To This Comment

I can feel the taste, great new combo :)

Madhavi said... Reply To This Comment

Looks creamyy and delicious!!

Sushma Mallya said... Reply To This Comment

Very unique combo but still looks yumm

Vanamala Hebbar said... Reply To This Comment

Lovely...nice combo

Namratha said... Reply To This Comment

Methi & Channa together is something I haven't tried before. Looks appetizing!

Suma Gandlur said... Reply To This Comment

I often make this one, with out adding paneer. Your curry looks so creamy and scrumptious.