Kadai Paneer | Cottage Cheese Bell Peppers Gravy

My Kids Akshita and Nishita are in love with Paneer . I try to cook paneer in different forms and feed them . They like all the paner dishes like the ever famous Mutter Paneer and Paneer Butter Masala  . Paneer Korma and Paneer Paratha  was also loved by them . Another Version I cooked paner is this a Kadai Paneer recipe.

Kadai Paneer | Cottage Cheese Bell Peppers Gravy

Ingredients: 

• Paneer - 400 gm ( cut in to small size cubes )
• Capsicum / Bell peppers - 2 no , any color ( Diced )
• Oil - 4 tsp
• Hing - 1 pinch
• Cumin seeds / Jeera - 2 tsp
• Coriander powder- 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder-1 pinch 
• cayenne pepper - 1 tsp
• Salt-to taste
• Fenugreek leaf powder / Methi Leaves  - 1  tsp

To Grind:

• Tomatoes - 3 no, Chopped
• Ginger - 1' piece
• Green chili - 2 no

Method:

 Blend the tomatoes, ginger, and green chili to make a paste in a mixer .

Heat the oil in frying pan and fry paneer for about 2 minutes.Take them out.

Next stir-fry capsicum until they are tender. Do not over cook the capsicum. Take them out and drain on a paper towel.

Using the same frying pan, pour some oil and add the hing and cumin seeds.

After the cumin seeds crack, add the ground puree , coriander powder, turmeric powder , and cayenne pepper powder .

Add some water to the gravy and bring it to boil , Now add the salt. Cook till the oil separates out from the gravy

Add paneer and capsicum and let it simmer for about five minutes on low medium heat.Mix Well . Add the fenugreek powder and mix

Now it is ready to serve.

This recipe goes well with Naan , also with parathas and flat breads .