Make roti or paratha fun by serving 'Paneer Hyderabadi' with it
This is a South Indian paneer curry that can be served with roti and rice. It is palak paneer only but with a different Hyderabadi tadka which makes it special.
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
To puree
- 3 tsp oil,
- 1 onion, chopped,
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste,
- 2 chilies,
- ½ tomato, finely chopped,
- 1 bundle of spinach,
- ¾ cup coriander,
- ½ cup water
For curry
- 2 tbsp oil,
- 1 tsp cumin,
- 1 curry leaf,
- 1-inch cinnamon,
- 2 cardamom,
- 3 cloves,
- 2 tbsp curd,
- 2 tbsp cream/malai,
- ¼ tsp cumin powder,
- 1 tsp coriander powder,
- ¾ tsp salt, ½ cup water,
- 12 cubes of paneer,
- ¼ tsp garam masala,
- 1 tsp kasoori methi, mashed
process :
- First of all, take oil in a large pan and add onions, ginger-garlic paste, and chilies and fry lightly.
- Now add tomatoes to it and cook till it becomes soft.
- After this add spinach, and ¾ cup coriander and cook.
- Keep cooking till the spinach becomes completely soft.
- Cool it completely and put it in a blender.
- Add ½ cup of water and blend till it becomes a smooth paste.
- Now heat 2 tbsp oil in a large pan and add 1 tsp cumin, 1 curry leaf, 1-inch cinnamon, 2 cardamom, and 3 cloves and fry lightly.
- Fry it till the aroma comes from the spices.
- Now after this add the prepared spinach puree and cook it.
- After this add 2 tbsp curd and 2 tbsp cream or cream.
- Keep cooking it till the curd and cream mix well.
- After this add ¼ tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, and ¾ tsp salt and cook well.
- Now add ½ cup of water and cook till the gravy becomes thick as required.
- After this, add 12 pieces of paneer to it and mix it well.
- Now cover it and cook for 3 minutes or until all the flavors get mixed well in the paneer.
- After this add ¼ tsp garam masala and 1 tsp kasoori methi.
- Now finally enjoy Hyderabadi Paneer with roti.
