Indian recipe for 4 as a main, or 6-8 as a side dish people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has vegetable oil, paneer, coriander seed, ginger, onion, tomato, chilli powder, fenugreek seed, garam masala, honey, coriander, ginger, green pepper and spring onion.
Spiced paneer
Course: Indian
Servings
4 as a main, or 6-8 as a side dish
servings
Prep time
20 mins
Ingredients
- Chilli Powder: 1 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- Coriander: small handful of fresh coriander, chopped
- Vegetable Oil: vegetable oil, for frying
- Onion: 1 medium onion, chopped
- Tomato: 4 large ripe tomatoes, chopped
- Spring Onion: 3 spring onions, finely shredded
- Ginger: knob of ginger, peeled and chopped
- Honey: 1 tbsp clear honey
- Garam Masala: 1 tsp garam masala
- Green Pepper: 1 small red and 1 small green pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- Paneer: 400g paneer, cut into bite-sized pieces
- Coriander Seed: 1 tsp coriander seed
- Fenugreek Seed: 1 tsp fenugreek seed
Directions
- Heat 1cm oil in a large frying pan and fry the paneer in batches until golden brown - watch out as the oil spits. Scoop it on to kitchen paper.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan and gently fry the coriander seeds, ginger, chilli and onion for about 8- 10 minutes until golden. Tip in the tomatoes and cook for another 5 minutes until they start to soften. Add the other spices and honey, stir and simmer for a few minutes.
- Tip the paneer into the sauce and stir. Simmer for a few minutes, then add the chopped coriander and shredded ginger. Serve sprinkled with peppers and spring onions.
