Paneer Lal Mirch

Paneer lal mirch contains red pepper flakes which gives a peppery taste to the paneer dish. The gravy is made up of chopped onion and yogurt mixed with a bunch of spices. If you love the taste of red chilies you will definitely like this dish. I have used red pepper flakes to moderately spice up the dish however you can make it hot as per your liking.

Ingredients:

Paneer Lal Mirch

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 2 People

Ingredients
  

  • 100 Gm Paneer
  • 2 Medium Onion (1 cup)
  • 10 Garlic Cloves
  • 1 Inch Ginger
  • 1 Tsp Fennel Seeds
  • 1/2 Tsp Garam Masala
  • 1 Tsp Coriander Powder
  • 1/2 Tsp Cumin Powder
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 Tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
  • 1/2 Tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1/4th Tsp Asafoetida
  • 3 Tbsp Oil
  • 1 Tbsp Plain Yogurt
  • 1/2 Tsp Sugar
  • 1/4th Cup Water
  • Salt

Instructions
 

  • Finely dice onions. Crush ginger and garlic together.
  • In a pot heat oil. Add cumin seeds. When cumin seeds starts to sputter add bay leaf, asafoetida, turmeric, crushed ginger garlic, fennel seeds and saute it on low heat for about a minute.
  • Add diced onion, salt and 1/4 cup water. Cover it with the lid and let it cook for 10 minutes on low heat.
  • When the onions are cooked add garam masala, coriander powder, cumin powder, crushed red pepper flakes and sugar. Saute it for a minute.
  • Turn off the burner. Add beaten curd. Turn on the burner and saute for 5 minutes.
  • Add paneer and saute it for 5 minutes.

Notes

Cook the onions thoroughly. As we are using only onion in this dish, cooking it thoroughly will help turn it into coarse gravy.