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| Chana Paneer Masala |
Cooking Chana Paneer Masala was a fun thing last week when I returned from work. We had our entire family in the house and the plan was to have Chana Paneer Masala and Bengali Parantha.With many helping hands, I had a very easy preparation part. While I returned from the shower, after returning home, I saw that all the preparation part was over. The Kabuli Chana was soaked for over 12 hours and the paneer was sliced lengthwise.
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 35-40 mins
Serves: 5
Ingredients:
- Kabuli Chana: 200 gms
- Paneer: 250 gms
- Tomato: One medium sized. Made into a paste
- Green Chili: 4-5.Cut into small pieces
- Onion: Chopped longitudinally, 100 gms.
- Ginger Garlic paste: 2 tbsp
- Lemon Squeeze: 1 tbsp
- Vegetable Oil:1.5 tbsp for lightly frying the paneer, 4 tbsp for the curry
- Salt: To taste
- Sugar: 1 tbsp
- Whole Spices:
- Cumin Seeds:1 tsp
- Dry Red Chili: 2
- Bay Leaf: 2
- Green Cardamon:3-4
- Cinnamon Stick:One 1 inch piece
- Powdered Spices:
- Turmeric Powder: 1 tsp
- Cumin Powder: 1 tsp
- Dry Roasted Kasuri Methi: 1/2 tsp
Procedure:
- Heat 1.5 tbsp of vegetable oil in a kadai.
- Once the oil gets hot, add the paneer pieces and lightly fry them under low heat for 1.5-2 mins
- Add 4 tbsp of vegetable oil to the kadai and wait till the oil gets hot.
- Then add all of the whole spices.
- When the spices start to crackle, add the ginger garlic paste.
- Stir for about a minute, then add the onion paste.
- Continue stirring for 5-6 mins, at the end of which the onion paste will release the moisture and start to turn brownish.
- Then add the tomato paste and green chilies.
- Sprinkle the powdered spices and salt over the mixture.
- Stir and cook for 12-14 mins under continued low heat.
- Then add the chana and paneer.
- Ensure that the ingredients mix thoroughly. Then add a little amount of warm water, cook for sometime and wait until the mixture dries up. Then add some more warm water. Continue this process until the ingredients are cooked to perfection.
- Adjust the amount of salt if required.
- Once cooked, transfer the contents in a serving bowl and pour out 1 tbsp of lemon squeeze over the mixture.
