Warm, richly spiced, and built for a satisfying meal, aloo paneer recipe | alu paneer masala | potato paneer curry is a vegetarian north indian curry made with oil, potato, and cubes paneer / cottage cheese in about 40 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 6 Servings
- Category: curry
- Cuisine: north indian
Ingredients
for roasting:
- 4 tsp oil
- 3 potato (cubed)
- 16 cubes paneer / cottage cheese
for curry:
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 pods cardamom
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 4 cloves
- 1 tsp kasuri methi
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1 tsp corainder powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- 1½ cup tomato puree
- 3 tbsp cashew paste
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp cream
- 2 tbsp paneer / cottage cheese (grated)
- ¼ tsp garam masala
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
Method
- firstly, add 1 tbsp butter and saute 1 bay leaf, 3 pods cardamom, 1 inch cinnamon, 4 cloves and 1 tsp kasuri methi. roast until the spices turn aromatic.
- now add 1 onion, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and saute until the onions turn golden brown.
- further add ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder and ½ tsp cumin powder.
- now add 1½ cup tomato puree and saute until oil is released.
- also, add 3 tbsp cashew paste and saute for a minute.
- add in 1 cup water, 1 tsp salt. mix well.
- furthermore, add roasted potato and paneer.
- cover and boil for 2 minutes, or until the flavours are absorbed.
- add in 2 tbsp cream, 2 tbsp grated paneer and mix well.
- turn off the flame and add ¼ tsp garam masala and 2 tbsp coriander.
- finally, enjoy aloo paneer masala with roti or chapati.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
