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Vegetarian Quick Paneer Curry Recipe
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5-Minutes Paneer Curry Recipe

This super quick and easy Paneer Curry recipe uses ingredients that you can count on your fingertips. If you are looking for quick & easy paneer recipes, then nothing tops this. This is flat out the quickest recipe of paneer on my blog. All you need is a slab of fresh paneer and a handful of pantry staple spices to bring this dish together. This is a vegetarian, gluten-free and nut-free recipe, which can be easily modified into vegan by replacing paneer with tofu.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Bengali
Diet Hindu
Keyword Gluten Free Recipes, Paneer Recipes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 3 People
Author Priyanka

Equipment

  • Stove Top
  • Heavy bottom Non-stick Pan

Ingredients

  • 200 gms Paneer Cut in cubes
  • 2 Potatoes Medium, Boiled
  • 1.5 inch Ginger Grated or Paste
  • 1/2 tsp Jeera or Cumin Seeds
  • 1 Dried Bay Leaf
  • 2 Green Chilies Slit in halves
  • 1/4 tsp Hing or Asafoetida
  • Salt as per taste
  • 1/2 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder For colour
  • 1.5 tsp Cumin Powder
  • 2 tsp Coriander Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • A pinch of Kasuri Methi or Fenugreek leaves

Instructions

  • Take 2-3 tbsp of water in a bowl. Add all the dried powdered spices in it, like turmeric, Red chili powder, cumin, coriander, garam masala alongwith grated ginger and kasuri methi. Give it a stir and let it soak.
    1.5 inch Ginger, 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder, 1.5 tsp Cumin Powder, 2 tsp Coriander Powder, 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder, 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder, A pinch of Kasuri Methi or Fenugreek leaves
  • Now, heat oil in a pan and temper it with bay leaf, cumin seeds and asafoetida or hing. 
    1/2 tsp Jeera or Cumin Seeds, 1 Dried Bay Leaf, 1/4 tsp Hing or Asafoetida
  • Now, add the green chillies and the spice mix. Fry this on medium heat for a minute or two, before adding the potato and paneer cubes. 
    200 gms Paneer, 2 Green Chilies, 2 Potatoes
  • Add the water and season it with Salt and sugar. 
    Salt as per taste, 1/2 tsp Sugar, 1/2 cup Water
  • Cover the pan with its lid and allow it to simmer for 2 minutes, not more than that. Over cooked Paneer often becomes chewy. 
  • Turn off the heat and add some chopped fresh Coriander leaves before serving.