Aloo Paneer

Everyone love the taste of a no garlic and no onion pure vegetarian dish. So it’s not difficult to make pure veg dishes.

And when non-veg eating people say that the taste is finger-licking you can imagine how it must be tasting in real.

Here is such a no garlic, no onion dish for you all “Aloo Paneer,” a potato and cottage cheese recipe.

Aaloo Paneer

Ingredients

Potatoes – 2-3 large chopped in cubes
Paneer or Cottage Cheese – 1 cup cubesTomato – 2
Bay leaf – 1
Cardamom – 2-3 broken
Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
Cloves – 3
Ginger – 1 inch piece
Green chilli – 1-2
Khuskhus or Poppy seeds – 2 tsp
Melon seeds – 2 tsp
Cumin seed – 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Sugar 1 tsp (optional)
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Cumin powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala powder – 1/4 tsp
Kashmiri red chilli powder – 1 tbsp
Oil – 2 -3 tbsp
Ghee or Clarified Butter – 1 tsp optional
Cream or Malai – 2 tsp

Method

Soak the khuskhus in hot water or microwave for 2 minutes with water.

Soak the melon seeds and keep aside for some time.

Grind both the khuskhus and melon seeds to make a fine paste. Add in green chilli, chopped ginger and chopped tomatoes to the paste. Grind them altogether. Keep aside.

Fry the potatoes and paneer cubes. Keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seed. Let it crackle now add broken cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and bay leaf. Now add the ground masala paste. Fry well.

Add all the spices. Saute and when oil leaves the sides add fried potatoes, salt and sugar. Saute again.

Add cream or malai, mix well. Saute for some more time. When completely dried up add water as much gravy you a want.

Add paneer cubes. Let it boil. Cover and cook on low medium flame till the potatoes done. Add a spoonful ghee and its ready.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves or green chilli. Serve hot with steamed rice, roti, paratha or poori.

Aloo Paneer

Sujata Roy

Aloo paneer or potatoes with cottage cheese. A completely no onion garlic recipe. Very flavourful rich creamy and spicy curry.

Print Recipe

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine Indian

Servings 3 People

Equipment

• 1 Bowl
• 1 Wok or Pan
• 1 Spatula
• 1 Cover or lid

Ingredients

  

• 2-3 Potatoes  peeled and cubed
• 1 cup Paneer or cottage cheese Cubed 
• 2 Tomato  Chopped 
• 1 Bay leaf
• 2-3 Green cardamom
• 1 Inch Cinnamon
• 3 Cloves 
• 1 Inch Ginger 
• 1-2 Green chilli
• 2 tsp Khaskhas or poppy seeds
• 2 tsp Melon seeds
• 1/2 tsp  Cumin seeds
• Salt 
• 1 tsp Sugar  Optional 
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp  Cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp  Garam masala powder
• 1 tbsp  Kashmiri red chilli powder
• 2-3 tbsp  Oil 
• 1 tsp Ghee or clarified butter
• 2 tsp Cream or malai

Instructions

 

• Soak the khuskhus in hot water or microwave for 2 minutes with water.
• Soak the melon seeds and keep aside for some time.
• Grind both the khuskhus and melon seeds to make a fine paste. Add in green chilli, chopped ginger and chopped tomatoes to the paste. Grind them altogether. Keep aside.
• Fry the potatoes and paneer cubes.
• Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seed. Let it crackle now add broken cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and bay leaf. Now add the ground masala paste. Fry well.
• Add all the spices. Saute and when oil leaves the sides add fried potatoes, salt and sugar. Saute again.
• Add cream or malai, mix well. Saute for some more time. When completely dried up add water as much gravy you a want.
• Add paneer cubes. Let it boil. Cover and cook on low medium flame till the potatoes done. Add a spoonful ghee and its ready.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves or green chilli. Serve hot with steamed rice, roti, paratha or poori.

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