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Recipe Paneer Pasanda

5 from 3 votes
Learn how to recreate the amazing flavors of authentic Punjabi cuisine by making Paneer Pasanda right at home with this easy-to-follow recipe.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian Course
Calories: 288

Ingredients
  

  • 250 grams Paneer/Cottage Cheese
  • 2 No Onions Finely Chopped
  • 3 No Tomatoes Roughly Chopped
  • Chopped Coriander Leaves
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • Chopped Almonds and Cashews
  • 3 tbsp Fresh Cream
  • 1 No piece Ginger
  • 1 No Green Chilly
  • 3-4 No Garlic Cloves
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin Seed Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Red Chilly Powder
  • Salt as per taste
  • 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
  • 1/2 tsp Chaat Masala
  • Oil for Cooking

Equipment

  • 1 Frying Pan
  • 1 Mixer Grinder
  • 1 Kadhai

Method
 

  1. Paneer Pasanda ingredients
  2. Cut the paneer into thick pieces/chunks, and shape it as desired.
  3. Slit the paneer pieces from the middle to make space for stuffing.
  4. For Stuffing - grate the leftover paneer and then add chopped dry fruits, coriander leaves, chopped green chillies, chaat masala & salt
  5. Now mix it to make a stuffing.
  6. Suffice each paneer piece with this filling and press gently.
  7. Make a thin cornflour slurry by adding a pinch of salt and water inch of salt and water
  8. Coat each piece of panner into the cornflour slurry and then drop them into the oil and fry them on low flame until golden brown
  9. Remove them from heat once they are fried well on both sides.
  10. Add cumin seeds and let them crackle.
  11. Add finely chopped onions and fry them until golden brown.
  12. Meanwhile, make tomato paste – Add tomatoes, ginger, garlic, green chill, and the over stuffing in a jar.
  13. Grind it to a fine paste.
  14. Once the onions turn golden brown, add tomato paste and saute it well.
  15. Add salt as per taste and let it cook until the oil separates
  16. Let it cook until the oil separates
  17. Add dry masala – chilly red powder, turmeric and cumin seed powder.
  18. Add water as per the consistency required and, mix it well, let it boil.
  19. Add crushed kasuri methi, garam masala and chopped coriander leaves and mix them well
  20. Add fresh cream and mix it together
  21. Mix everything well
  22. Add fried paneer pieces and coat them with the gravy.
  23. Cover with a lid and cook them on low flame for 2 mins.
  24. Check after 2 mins and garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.
  25. Delicious Recipe for Pasanda Paneer is ready
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