Mouth watering and tasty- Paneer Kolhapuri!

Paneer Kolhapuri is a delicious and mouth watering spicy dish in which Paneer is cooked in a amazing kolhapuri style gravy. The gravy has ground spices and coconut and soft and tasty paneer is dipped in the gravy. It tastes amazing; one can eat with rice or even chapattis. You must be wondering how to cook this super tasty dish, don’t worry this is a super easy way on how to cook paneer kolhapuri. So let’s enjoy!

Watch the step by step Video Recipe in Hindi (with English subtitles)

 

Method:

Step 1 : Preparing the masala

• Turn on the gas, in a pan dry roast cumin seeds, Cloves, Cinnamon stick, Dry red chilies, green and black cardamom, sesame seeds, coconut shreds and poppy seeds for a little while.
• Now grind these ingredients into a fine powder.

Step 2 : Frying the fresh ingredients

In a kadhai pour 2tbs of oil, add onion, garlic, ginger, tomatoes and cashew and fry a little for 2-3mins till they are soft. Blend these ingredients as well in a fine paste.

Step 3 : Making the gravy

• In the same kadhai put bay leaf, cumin seeds and fry a little. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder and fry for ½ mins. Now pour the tomato and onion paste that we made earlier and then gradually add the dry roasted masala powder we made and mix well. Fry this for 1-2 mins till they start emitting oil.
• Add a little water so that the masala doesn’t burn. Add salt and mix. Add paneer and mix it with light hands.
• Add about 1 cup of water and mix well. Add a little kasuri methi. Cook it for 5mins with the lid covered.

Add a little fresh coriander and mix well. Serve hot with rotis or nice. Enjoy!

Notes:

1. Dry roast the masala and grind in a fine powder.
2. Making a fine paste of the tomatoes, Cashew, onions and ginger by frying them a little enhances the taste of the gravy.
3. Crush a little kasuri methi and add it to the gravy for a whole new taste and fragrance.

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