Paneer Kali Mirch
Paneer kali mirch is a dish which has 2 main ingredients – paneer and kali mirch (black pepper). The freshly cracked black pepper adds a slightly spicy touch to this recipe. The cream based gravy makes this dish rich. The yogurt gives a slightly sour taste. Flavors are well balanced in this recipe.
Ingredients:
Paneer Kali Mirch
Ingredients
- 200 Gm Paneer
- 1 Tsp Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
- 1 Cup Chopped Onion
- 15 Garlic Cloves
- 2 Inch Ginger
- 1 Green Chili
- 1/2 Tsp Garam Masala
- 4 Green cardamom
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1/4th Fresh Cream
- 2 Tbsp Plain White Yogurt
- 2 Tsp Sugar
- 2 Tbsp Oil
- 1/4th Tsp Shaha Jire
- 1/4th Tsp Asafoetida
- Salt
Instructions
- Chop onions. Make paneer cubes.
- Finely grate 3-4 cubes of paneer.
- In a pot heat 1 tsp oil. Add chopped onions, garlic cloves, ginger, green chili, peeled cardamoms seeds. Add salt.
- Saute on a medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Remove from the burner. Let it cool. Make puree in a blender.
- In a pot heat remaining oil. Add shaha jire. When shaha jire starts to sputter, add bay leaf asafotilda and paneer cubes. Saute for a couple of minutes.
- Add the onion puree and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add fresh cream, sugar and saute for few minutes.
- Add grated paneer.
- Add garam masala.
- Switch off the burner. Add beaten plain yogurt. Start the burner. Saute for a couple of minutes.
- Add freshly cracked black pepper and salt.
Notes
The grated paneer is added to give the gravy some thickness. Alternatively you can blend the paneer along with the puree.