Aloo Paneer
Aloo Paneer Recipe - Shallow fried paneer and potato cubes are simmered in medium spicy, flavorful and slightly cream onion tomato gravy.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 teaspoons Oil (For frying paneer and potatoes)
- 100 grams Paneer (cut into cubes)
- 2 small or 1 cup Potatoes (boiled, peeled and cubed)
- Salt (to taste)
- 1 ½ tablespoons Oil
- 2 Cloves
- 2 Green cardamoms
- ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1 small or ½ cup Red onion (roughly chopped and ground into puree)
- 1 teaspoon Ginger paste or freshly grated or crushed
- 1 teaspoon Garlic paste or freshly grated
- 1 Green chili (slit)
- Salt (to taste)
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons Red chili powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon Coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon Garam masala
- 1 tablespoons Kasoori methi (Dried fenugreek leaves)
- 3 medium or 1 ½ cups Tomato (pureed)
- ½ to ¾ cup Water
- 2 tablespoons Heavy whipping cream or fresh cream or malai
Instructions
- 1
Heat the 2 teaspoons of oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot, add cubed paneer and fry till they are slightly golden brown. Once done remove it to a plate.
- 2
In the remaining oil, add cubed, boiled potatoes, sprinkle little salt and toss them around.
- 3
Fry till they are golden brown and slightly crispy. Remove it to the same plate and keep it aside.
- 4
Heat the remaining oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add cloves and green cardamoms. Saute for a minute or till you get the nice aroma of the spices.
- 5
Then add cumin seeds and let the sizzle.
- 6
Then add onion paste, ginger paste, garlic paste and slit green chili. Mix well and cook till the mixture becomes thick and raw smell of onion goes away.
- 7
Now add salt and all the spices (turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala and kasoori methi). Mix and cook for a minute.
- 8
Now mix in tomato puree and cook till all the moisture evaporates and it becomes like a thick paste. During the cooking, if the mixture splutters a lot then you can cover it partially.
- 9
Now add water as per your liking gravy consistency and simmer for 4-5 minutes.
- 10
Mix in fried paneer and potatoes, cook for 2 minutes.
- 11
Lastly mix in cream and cook for a minute. Then turn off the stove.