Skip to main content

Spicy Pepper Paneer




Paneer pepper masala/ fry is a nice side dish with chapatis or pulao. I love to try different recipes with paneer. This recipe is flavorful with the kick of black pepper. This is an easy quick recipe for dinner. I like this as a filling for chapati wraps.

Ingredients

Paneer - 2 cups cubed
Onion - one large
Tomato- 2 medium
Bell pepper- half cubed
Ginger garlic- finely chopped- 2 tbs
Yogurt- 1/3 cup
 Garam Masala- 1/2 tsp
Chilly Powder - 1/4 tsp
turmeric- a pinch
Pepper powder- 1 tsp
Salt to taste
oil for frying
coriander leaves to garnish



Cut Paneer into small size cubes.Mix in yogurt, salt, and turmeric powder. Keep aside for 10 minutes Chop onion and tomatoes and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the marinated paneer. Fry till golden brown on both sides and keep aside.
In the same oil saute chopped onions. Fry till they are golden brown. Add ginger garlic and saute till the raw flavor disappears.Now add tomatoes and saute them till they are cooked and soft. Add the bell pepper and the spice powders and saute for two minutes or till the bell pepper is soft.

Add in the fried paneer and mix sprinkle pepper powder and finally garnish with coriander leaves and saute for one more minute. Serve with pulao/chapathi



Try this

Hope you will all enjoy.
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular Posts

12 Best Traditional Kerala Snacks - Tea Time Snacks

 12 Best Traditional Kerala Snacks - Tea Time Snacks  Are you looking for some light bites to indulge during tea time? Well, you have come to the right place. Kerala cuisine has an exhaustive list of traditional tea-time snacks.  The list of ingredients is available in your pantry, making it possible to make these delicious snacks. Many of these snacks, can be quickly whipped up with rice flour, coconut, and jaggery. I am sharing a list of snack recommendations from Kerala that are easy to cook at home. These sweet and savory snacks are heartwarming and will make you nostalgic. It is by no means is a complete list. I am sharing some of the top picks of this blog in one space for easy reference. If you like to try, more recipes check my earlier post on 10 Quick and Easy Kerala Snacks/ Tea time snacks that you can make in under 20 minutes . Do you have any favorite snack that is simple and easy to make? I would love to hear about your favorite traditional snacks. Please share your idea
6 comments
Read more

Kerala Black Halwa/ Karutha Halwa/ Rice Flour Halwa

Kerala Black Halwa/ Karutha Halwa/ Rice Flour Halwa December has finally arrived and it means it is almost Christmas time! How many of you look forward to the Season of Joy! My birthday also comes in December, so it is a double celebration for me :) How is the Christmas planning coming along for everyone? It is exactly three weeks for Christmas and I am planning to share a few recipes for the holidays this year. This is the first one I wanted to share with all of you -Kerala style sweet delicacy- a real nostalgia, the Black Halwa. Halwas has always amazed me with its simplicity, unique texture and taste. It is a gel-like sweet candy that you can never stop eating. When making halwa there is a time-honored cooking technique and halwa making is time-consuming. So people simply prefer to buy it from the shop. But making your own is a rewarding experience. Now many of the traditional sweets are forgotten or get overlooked for fancier ones in bakeries. But that is not the case w
7 comments
Read more

Muringakka/ Drumstick Curry

Muringakka/ Drumstick Curry Today's recipe is a charu curry and is served over rice. This is a vegetarian favorite a simple and flavorful curry. The curry base is ground coconut and the flavor is from drumstick,curry leaves and fennel. You can also add prawns or small fish like anchovies and smelt and convert this dish into  non-vegetarian. Try this simple dish,you will surely love it. Ingredients Drumsticks- 15-20 pieces Onion- small finely chopped Ginger- 1 inch thick Coconut grated - 1 cup Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp Chilly powder- 3/4 tsp Coriander powder- 1  tsp Fennel seeds- 1/2 tsp Curry leaves- a few Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds- 1/3 tsp Dry red chilly-2 Salt to taste Make a fine paste of coconut and fennel seeds and keep aside. Scrap the skin of drumstick or very  gently peel it off and cut into 2 1/2 to 3 inch pieces. Heat oil in a pan and add chopped ginger and onion and saute till it changes color to golden brown. Add turmeric,
47 comments
Read more