PANEER KURMA | PANEER GRAVY

Paneer Kurma is done using variety of vegetables along with Paneer. The spices are soaked along with coconut and badam  and added to vegetables to give a rich taste. Also, Paneer is roasted on dosa tawa and added to the kurma. This gravy is ideal North Indian dish which can be a perfect side dish for Idiyappam , Chappathi, and Naan. This is Semi- thick gravy and can be served with Fried rice and Pulav varieties.

The entire recipe is done in Pressure cooker, so less oil/ghee is used. Vegetables like carrot, capsicum,chow chow/chayote, green peas, tomato have been used. Even Vegetables like cauliflower, broccoli, potato can also be used. This recipe can be done in quick time if all the ingredients and masala paste is ready. Iam happy to share the first full Video recipe of this blog. 

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Video recipe of Paneer Kurma

Recipe for Paneer Kurma

INGREDIENTS:

Paneer - 200g

Onion - 1

Capsicum - 1/2

Carrot - 2

Green peas - 1/4 cup

Chayote/ Chow chow - 1/2

Kasuri methi - 2 tsp

Rice flour - 1 tsp

Oil - 3 tsp

Salt 

To grind

Badam - 10

Coconut - 1/4 cup

Coriander seeds - 2 tsp

Fennel - 1/2 tsp

Poppy seeds - 1/2 tsp

Cinnamon - 1

Cloves - 2

Ginger - 1/2 inch stick

Garlic - 4

Sambhar powder - 1 and 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Coriander leaves - handful

METHOD:

• Soak Green peas overnight or for 6 hours.
• Soak Badam for an hour and add all the ingredients given to grind  along with badam and prepare a smooth paste.
• Chop the vegetables and keep aside.
• In a pressure cooker/pan, add oil and place the onions.
• Then add soaked green peas and all other vegetables.
• Add the grind paste over the vegetables and add 1/2 cup of water and required salt.
• Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook for 3 whistles on high flame.
• Let the pressure subside by itself.
• Meanwhile, heat a dosa pan, place the cubed paneer and roast for a while.
• Roast till it starts to change to brown and keep aside.
• When the pressure reduces, open the lid and place on flame.
• Gently mix the gravy and add slightly roasted paneer.
• If the gravy is watery, add little water to the rice flour, mix well and add to the gravy.
• Taste for salt and add little if required.
• Add Kasuri Methi and mix well and switch off the flame.
• Tasty and flavourful PANEER KURMA is ready.

Step wise recipe with photos:

1. In a pressure cooker/pan, add oil and place the onions.

2. Then add soaked green peas and all other vegetables.

3. Add the grind paste over the vegetables and add 1/2 cup of water and required salt.

4. Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook for 3 whistles on high flame.

5. Let the pressure subside by itself.

6. Meanwhile, heat a dosa pan, place the cubed paneer and roast for a while.

7. Roast till it starts to change to brown and keep aside.

8. When the pressure reduces, open the lid and place on flame.

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9. Gently mix the gravy and add slightly roasted paneer.

10. If the gravy is watery, add little water to the rice flour, mix well and add to the gravy.

11.Taste for salt and add little if required.

12. Add Kasuri Methi and mix well and switch off the flame.

13. Tasty and flavourful PANEER KURMA is ready.