Paneer Pepper Dry

Paneer Pepper Dry

Are you bored of the usual Paneer dishes? Try this different Paneer pepper dry. Very simple and yet tasty. Came across this recipe on TV. Was a hit at home.

This is what you need:

100 gms Paneer cut into small cubes

8-10 Small Onions

4-5 Garlic pods

1 tsp Turmeric powder

2 tbsp Pepper powder

2 tbsp Cumin powder

Salt as required

Few Coriander leaves

To grind:

4-5 Coconut pieces

1 Green chilly

2 tbsp Cumin seeds

For seasoning:

1 tbsp Mustard seeds

1 tbsp Urad dal

2 strands of Curry leaves

2 Red chilly

This is what you do:

• Grind the coconut, green chilly and cumin seeds to a coarse paste without adding water
• Finely chop the onion and garlic
• Heat oil in a pan and season it with all the ingredients under seasoning
• Add onion and garlic, once sauteed add the coconut paste
• Add turmeric, pepper and Jeera/cumin powder
• Add the required salt
• Now add the paneer and mix well
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve

It tastes best with sambhar rice. You can also roll this in chapathis and pack it in the lunch box.