Mom’s 15 min Paneer
This is my Mom’s 15 Minute paneer recipe. She would make this when we would travel & had a long day, especially our Disney trips. It is a very nostalgic recipe for me. This recipe takes 15 minutes from start to finish & does not need much prep. I make this dish when i have had a long day or just in a rush. It is so easy to make and quite yum! This recipe will really help you during those crazy days.
Happy cooking!
Servings: Good for 2-3 people
Total Time Taken: 15 mins
Ingredients:
1/2 cup chopped onions
2 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
4 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp Cumin powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Red chilli powder
1tsp Coriander powder
1tsp Salt
220g Paneer cubed
1tsp kasturi methi
1- 1.5 cups Milk
Directions:
In a pan heat 1 tbsp Oil and put cumin seeds. Let it crackle.
Add onions and cook for a 1 minute.
Add the ginger garlic paste and cook well for 2 minutes.
Add all the spices & salt and mix well.
Stir the ketchup in well and cook.
Add 3/4 cup milk & cook on a high flame, stirring continuously so that the milk does not split.
Add in the paneer, and make sure all cubes are coated with the gravy.
Cover the pan with a lid, and let it cook for 5 minutes till it becomes thick.
Stir well, add more milk if you want it more liquid.
Add the kasturi methi and mix it well.
It is ready to serve.
Notes / Tips
If you want to make this Jain- omit the ginger garlic paste and onions.
Make sure to keep stirring while adding the milk so that it does not split.
Coating the paneer cubes with gravy helps it soaking up the flavour. This helps as we are not cooking the paneer for long.
You can add 2 tbsp of cream if you would like to make it richer.
Make sure the ketchup is cooked well so it does not have the overpowering taste of ketchup in the final product.
Add some chopped coriander for added flavour.
