This Paneer ki sabji is a tasty & flavourful dish, prepared by cooking paneer along with vegetables. It is very easy to cook with very few basic ingredients. Whenever you are in hurry, make this sabji without compromising on the taste because no matter it says Quick paneer ki sabji, this recipe is yummy & mouth watering.

Paneer/Cottage cheese is a non-aged cheese. It is very commonly used  in Indian cuisines for making various delicious dishes.

Paneer is rich in protein and is the best source of protein for children. Paneer/cottage cheese is made by curdling the milk either with lemon juice or vinegar. During this process, curd gets separated from the whey.

The curdled milk is then strained using a muslin cloth. The cheese/paneer is then tied up in the same cloth & placed under a heavy weight for 10 to 15 mins. In this process the excess water is removed, leaving behind soft and creamy paneer. If you want more soft paneer, it should be kept under the weight for less time so that some water is retained. 

Paneer is widely popular in Northern part of India. Many popular dishes are made from paneer like Matar paneer Shahi Paneer.

One of the most popular dish made with paneer/cottage cheese is Paneer Paratha. Another famous dish is, Kofta curry, where crumbled paneer/cottage cheese along with  some spices is rolled into balls. These paneer balls are further deep fried. The paneer balls are later cooked in onion and tomato based curry.

Ingredients:

• Paneer/cottage cheese– 200 gm
• Onion – 1 medium
• Capsicum – 1 large
• Tomato – 1 large
• Oil – 1 tsp
• Fresh ginger garlic paste – ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Salt – to taste
• Cumin /jeera – 1 tsp
• Kasuri methi – 1 tsp

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Method:

• Cut paneer/cottage cheese into cubes of equal size.

• Chop onion into large pieces as shown below. Separate each layer of onion.

• Similarly chop capsicum and tomatoes.

• Keep all the ingredients ready as we are going to add each ingredient one by one quickly without letting it burn.
• Mix turmeric powder & red chilli powder. Keep it aside.
• Heat oil in a kadhai.
• Add ginger garlic paste and jeera/cumin. Cook for few seconds.
• Now quickly add the spices, turmeric powder & red chilli powder mixture.
• After the spices are cooked, add chopped onion & capsicum together. Mix it.
• Keep the flame on high.
• Add a pinch of salt & mix.
• Cook the vegetables for few minutes with occasional stirring. The vegetables should be just soft & not over cooked.
• Add chopped paneer & mix, so that all the masala get properly coated to the paneer.
• Now mix the vegetables gently so that the paneer doesn’t break. For this always use a flat spatula.
• Later on add chopped tomatoes & mix.
• Add salt to taste & mix properly.
• Lower the flame & cook till the tomatoes become soft.
• Sprinkle some crush Kasuri methi over the vegetables. Mix properly.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves & serve hot with chapatti or Roti.

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