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Paneer In Mustard gravy/Chhanar Sorshe Jhal

03/03/2020 by Sujata Roy 29 Comments

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Paneer in mustard gravy or chhanar sorshe jhal. A delicious no onion garlic curry from Bengali cuisine. Mustard, poppy seeds, green chilli and tomato made this curry spicy, flavourful and mouthwatering. I have used homemade paneer or cottage cheese. Get the recipe here.

You need only mustard powder, poppy seed, green chilli and tomato paste, nigella seeds and lightly fried paneer pieces with salt, cilantro or coriander leaves, turmeric, red chilli powder and little curd to make this absolutely delicious curry. You can also add garlic if you like. Grind the garlic with tomato, poppy seeds and green chilli or use garlic paste.

You may like some more savoury paneer or cottage cheese recipes on this blog.

1. Aloo paneer

2. Shahi paneer

3. Hariyali paneer makhani

4. Cottage cheese croquettes

5. Soya paneer lollipop

6. Mint paneer kofta

7. Paneer kala chana kofta curry

8. Paneer capsicum stir fry

9. Methi paneer kofta in palak gravy

10. Italian flavoured paneer bhurji

11. Schezwan paneer

12. Kathal paneer kofta curry

13. Dal corn paneer pakoda

14. Chhanar dalna

15. Gobhi palak paneer

And some recipes from Bengali cuisine.

1. Bengali pulao

2. Sukto

4. Drumsticks potato dry curry

5. Misti doi

6. Rasgulla

7. Sandesh

8. Gur aam

9. Kheer kadam

10. Kheer komola

11. Dim posto

12. Pointed gourd with poppy seeds

13. Potol dolma or stuffed pointed gourd

14. Potol posto with coconut

15. Chapor or lentil patties in mustard gravy

16. Stuffed steamed broad beans

17. Chhanar payesh

18. Date palm jaggery kheer

And some more.

This month in Shhhhh Cooking Secretly Challenge facebook group we are sharing different dishes from Bengali cuisine. According to Wikipedia Bengali cuisine is known for its varied use of flavours, as well as the spread of its confectioneries and desserts. It has the only traditionally developed multi-course tradition from the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent that is analogous in structure to the modern service à la russe style of French cuisine, with food served in courses rather than all at once. I born and raised in Bihar but Bengal is my hometown. And love authentic Bengali food. These dishes remind me of my mother and mother in law. Shhhhh Cooking Secretly a group started by Priya of Priya’s Versatile Recipes, is where every month food bloggers are paired up and give each other 2 secret ingredients to cook with according to the theme chosen. This month my partner is very talented Jayashree Trao who blog at Evergreen Dishes. Do visit her space for many wonderful recipes. Jayashree gave me mustard and nigella seeds or kalonji and I gave her tamarind and Bengal gram and Jayashree made this delicious aloo chaat with these ingredients. And I made this chhanar jhal using kalonji and mustard.

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To make this delicious curry we have to make a fine paste of green chilli, poppy seeds and tomato. Its a no onion garlic curry. But you can add few garlic cloves while grinding tomato, poppy seeds and green chilli. Always soak the poppy seeds in hot water for easy grinding. I have used mustard powder, you can use mustard seeds if you don’t have mustard powder. If you are using mustard seeds, grind and make a fine paste.

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Recipe

Paneer – 1 & 3/4 cup, cubed

Green chilli – 3 – 4 or to taste

Mustard powder – 2 teaspoon

Poppy seeds or khas khas – 1 tablespoon

Tomato – 1, chopped

Mustard oil – 3 tablespoon

Nigella seed or kalonji – 1/2 teaspoon

Curd – 2 tablespoon

Salt to taste

Cilantro or coriander leaves – 2 – 3 tablespoon, chopped

Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon + 1/4 teaspoon

Kashmiri red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon, optional

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Method

1. Marinate the paneer or cottage cheese cubes with little salt and 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder. I have used homemade paneer. You can also use store bought. To make paneer or cottage cheese at home get the method here.

2. Soak poppy seeds with 3 tablespoon hot water for 15 minutes. You can also boil the poppy seeds for easy grinding. I have microwave for 1 minute.

3. Mix mustard powder with 2 tablespoon water and keep aside.

4. Grind poppy seeds, tomato and 1 – 2 green chilli. You can also add 2 – 3 garlic cloves. Make a smooth paste.

5. Heat mustard oil in a pan. Fry the marinated paneer cubes lightly. Don’t make brown. Remove the paneer cubes from oil.

6. In the same oil add nigella seeds or kalonji. Add tomato, poppy seeds green chilli paste, turmeric powder and Kashmiri red chilli powder. Saute till the mixture dried up.

7. Add lightly fried paneer and salt. Mix well. Add soaked mustard powder,chopped coriander leaves, 2 – 3 slit green chilli and 1 cup water.

8. Stir and when it starts to boil reduce the heat. Add well beaten curd and mix well. Cook on simmer for 10 minutes.

9. Remove from heat. Garnish with cilantro or coriander leaves and green chilli. Serve with hot steamed rice, roti or paratha.

Notes

1. Add green chilli according to your taste.

2. Nigella seeds or kalonji is optional, you can omit it if you want.

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  1. The Girl Next Door says

    04/03/2020 at 7:26 AM

    The sabzi looks so good, and sounds so very flavourful! With the mustard oil, mustard powder and poppy seeds going in, it’s bound to be delicious. 🙂

    I’m surely going to try this out – yet another awesome Bengali dish from your kitty.

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      06/03/2020 at 2:47 AM

      Thanks a lot Priya. Please do try and let me know how it turns out 🙂

      Reply
  2. FoodTrails says

    11/03/2020 at 12:38 AM

    This curry is very different from usual paneer curries. Something different to make with paneer.. Must be such a flavorful curry with mustard added to it. Shall try it soon.

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      11/03/2020 at 3:09 AM

      Thank you so much Swaty. Please do try and let me know how it turns out!

      Reply
  3. ARCHANA says

    13/03/2020 at 2:31 PM

    Sujata loved this gravy definitely different from the regular ones. I think we will be trying Bengali cuisine a lot more now one of the to dos is definitely this delicious paneer gravy..

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      15/03/2020 at 2:58 PM

      Thanks a lot Archana!

      Reply
  4. shobhakeshwani says

    17/03/2020 at 9:40 AM

    Paneer in mustard gravy looks so tempting. It will go well with plain rice. I must try it too. Gravy looks tasty

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      17/03/2020 at 9:56 AM

      Thank you so much Shobha. Yes its taste great with steamed rice. Please do try!

      Reply
  5. Vasusvegkitchen says

    17/03/2020 at 2:50 PM

    Di firstly loved your paneer collection, sabzi looks very delicious. paneer fried and cooked in poppy seeds nd mustard gravy is too good. And the way panner coated with gravy is yummy 👌.

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      17/03/2020 at 2:52 PM

      Thanks a lot dear!

      Reply
  6. Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth says

    22/03/2020 at 9:42 AM

    It is such a short and sweet recipe, but the ingredients that are going into it must surely make it really delicious… Feel like scooping up with some rotis…

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      22/03/2020 at 9:50 AM

      Thank you so much Rafeeda!

      Reply
  7. Renu Agrawal Dongre says

    27/03/2020 at 7:14 PM

    Love Paneer dishes but never made one with poppy seeds and mustard oil. The gravy looks very rich and creamy. Perfect with soft naan

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      27/03/2020 at 11:37 PM

      Thank you so much Renu. Yes and its also great with hot steamed rice.

      Reply
  8. Seema Doraiswamy Sriram says

    31/03/2020 at 5:35 AM

    It is indeed a lovely change to try out a new recipe base. I am quite tempted as I have some more of the ingredients left so hopefully can make it work

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      01/04/2020 at 7:37 AM

      Thank you so much Seema!

      Reply
  9. mayurisjikoni says

    08/04/2020 at 8:14 PM

    After the poshto gravy, the next one I want to try out is the mustard one. Paneer in mustard gravy looks lip smacking and love how each paneer piece is coated with the gravy. Going to try it when I’am able to buy some paneer.

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      09/04/2020 at 2:09 AM

      Thanks a lot Mayuri. I always use homemade paneer. Hope you can get paneer soon. Stay safe.

      Reply
  10. sasmita says

    09/04/2020 at 4:11 AM

    Paneer using poppy seeds and that too using mustard oil must be much flavorful ! The gravy here looks very rich and creamy. I can finish up with some paartha !

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      09/04/2020 at 2:29 PM

      Thank you so much Sasmita!

      Reply
  11. Pavani says

    09/04/2020 at 2:13 PM

    My kids love paneer , and i have never tried by preparing it with poppy seeds and mustard oil. The gravy looks so rich. Sure I am going to try this recipe soon. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      09/04/2020 at 2:27 PM

      Thanks a lot Pavani. Please do try and let me know how it turns out.

      Reply
  12. namscorner18 says

    20/04/2020 at 7:42 AM

    So simple and flavorful curry. I am sure mustard oil will make it more flavorful. We can try some non veg also using the same base recipe. thanks for sharing

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      20/04/2020 at 7:58 AM

      Thank you so much Narmadha. Yes dear you can make delicious fish or eggs with this recipe.

      Reply
  13. Zainab says

    30/06/2020 at 7:37 PM

    What can i substitute poppy seeds with? As i dont use this seeds.

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      30/06/2020 at 5:37 PM

      Poppy seeds enhance the taste and give thickness to the gravy. If you don’t have poppy seeds, you can skip it.

      Reply

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