Paneer recipes are my all time favorite. Be it any party at home or one of my diet cheat days, I always cook paneer dishes. Out of the many panner dishes I have shared like Shahi Paneer, Paneer Bhurji, Malai Kofta. Paneer 65, Palak Paneer and roasted garlic paneer, Kadai paneer is my personal favorite. I love the taste of roasted masala and kasuri methi topped over it.
I have made kadhai panner with home made paneer and have diced the capsicums and onions, but this can be differentiated with julienne of capsicum for quick cooking.

Prep Time | 10 min |
Cook Time | 30 min |
Servings |
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Ingredients
to make kadai masala
- 2 tsp coriander seeds/ dhaniya
- 1 tsp cumin seeds/ jeera
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 3-4 kashmiri red chillies
- 10-15 dry black pepper
to make puree
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 inch ginger
- 4-5 garlic cloves
- 1 medium Finely chopped onion
- 2 medium finely chopped tomatoes
- 4-5 roasted cashews (optional)
to make kadai paneer
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 medium diced onions
- 1 medium diced capsicum
- 1/2 tsp haldi/ turmeric
- 1/2 tsp garam masla
- 1/2 tsp kasoori methi
- 8-10 paneer cubes
- 1/2 cup water (if required)
- 1/2 tsp cream/ malai
- Salt To taste
Ingredients
to make kadai masala
to make puree
to make kadai paneer
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Instructions
- Dry roast all the masalas – coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, Kashmiri red chilly and black peppers. Grind them coarsely and keep aside.
- In a pan, add 2 tsp of oil and add ginger and garlic to it.
- Saute well and add finely chopped onions and wait till all the ingredients in the pan become slight red.
- Now add the cashews to the pan.
- Next add finely chopped tomatoes and saute well.
- Cool down the mixture and blend them together making a smooth paste.
- Take another kadhai and 1 tbsp of it.
- Put diced onions to it. Wait for 1 minute and then add diced capsicum.
- Saute well for 2-3 minutes.
- Now add the blended puree to the onions and capsicum. Add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and 1/2 tsp garam masala. Add salt to taste.
- Add 2-3 spoons of kadai masala prepared above to the puree.
- Add water if required.
- Cover it with a lid for 3-4 minutes on simmer.
- Remove the lid and add 1/2 tsp kasoori methi.
- Add the paneer cubes and gently mix.
- Lastly add 1/2 tsp cream/ malai
- Serve kadai paneer with garlic naan/ tandoori roti or rice.