Achari Paneer A north Indian dish

This is the onion seeds or Nigella or Kalonji

It is a very simple and delicious recipe of paneer.

Ingredients

1.Paneer or Cottage cheese - 250 gm
2.Onion sliced - 1 no
3.Yogurt - 1/4 cup
4.Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
5.Salt
6. Refined Oil or Olive oil --2 table spoon
7.Red chillies - 4
8.Asafotida - a pinch
9.Onion seeds or nigella or kalonji - 1/4 tsp
10.Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
11.Fenugreek seeds or methi seeds - 1 /4 tsp
12.Fennel seeds or perum jeerakam - 1/4 tsp
13.Black pepper - 1/2 tsp


Preparation

1.Mix the yogurt ,salt and paneer and keep it for 1/2 an hour.

2.Then heat the oil in a pan and then add all the seeds to it roast it really well till all the smell comes out from it add asafotida to it.At last add the crushed red chillies to it. And then add the sliced onions to it and mix it well.

3.When the onion become translucent add the marinated paneer to it.And make it in to the form of dry paneer .Since the paneer is coated with curd it will give a nice taste .If you want it spicy add the crushed black pepper to it and mix it well.

Chilli Paneer Dry

Ingredients

For marinating the paneer

1.Paneer - 1 cup

2.Salt
3.Ginger and garlic paste - 1 tsp
4.Corn flour - 1 tsp
5.Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
6.Maida - 2 tsp

For the masala

1.Oil - as needed to fry the paneer and saute it
2.Garlic chopped - 1 tsp
3.Ginger and garlic paste - 1 tsp
4.Green chilli slitted - 2 or 3
5.Onion cut in to cubes -1
6. Red Chilli sauce - 2 tsp or 3 as you needed it more spicy
7.Tomato sauce - 1 tsp
8.Ajinomotto - one pinch
9.Capsicum cut in to cubes - 1
10.Soya sauce - 2 o 3 tsp
11.Salt
12.Spring onion chopped for garnishing

Preparation

1.Marinate the paneer with ginger garlic paste ,salt ,red chilli powder,corn flour and maida . And fry it till both sides turns golden color.

2.Then keep it aside and in the same pan saute the chopped garlic ,ginger garlic paste ,onions and,capsicum,green chillies .

3.Then turn the flame high and add all sauces to it and mix well also add the pinch of ajinomotto to it and the fried paneer also.

4.Coat the paneer with the masala ...and garnish it with spring onions.............