Bhindi Paneer Masala
A delicious healthy stir fry of okra and cottage cheese
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 8 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 650 gm Okra /Bhindi
- 350 gm Cottage cheese / Paneer
- 3 medium Tomatoes / Tamatar (chopped)
- 2 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch (chopped)
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
- 1.5 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
- To Taste Salt / Namak
- 2 tsp Coriander Powder / Dhaniya Powder
- 1 tsp Mango Powder / Amchoor Powder
- 5 tbsp Cooking Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
- 4 tbsp Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
Instructions
- 1
Wash and wipe okra and then slice into medium size pieces
- 2
Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds.
- 3
When cumin start to crackle then add chopped green chilies and asafoetida.
- 4
Now add chopped tomatoes ,salt and mix.
- 5
Cover with a lid and cook till tomato become soft and mushy.
- 6
Now add the turmeric and stir ,then add sliced okra and lemon juice.
- 7
Cover the pan with a lid and cook till half done
- 8
Now open the lid and cook on medium heat and keep stirring in between.
- 9
When okra is almost done then add all the remaining spices and mix.
- 10
Now add the crumbled paneer and mix gently.
- 11
Cover the pan with the lid and cook for for a minute on medium heat.
- 12
Add chopped coriander and mix.
- 13
Now serve hot with rice or roti.