easy paneer capsicum recipe | paneer capsicum curry masala | paneer gravy
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings
- Category: curry
- Cuisine: north indian
Ingredients
for spice mix:
- ½ tsp cumin / jeera
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- ½ tsp pepper
- ½ tsp fennel / saunf
for curry:
- 1 tbsp butter
- 15 cube paneer / cottage cheese
- 10 cube capsicum
- 1 tsp cumin / jeera
- 1 bay leaf / tej patta
- 4 cloves / lavang
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 3 pods cardamom / elachi
- 1 tsp kasuri methi
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp mint / pudina (chopped)
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 4 tbsp coriander leaves (chopped)
- ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
- ¾ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 tomato (finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp curd / yogurt (whisk)
- 2 tbsp cashew paste
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp cream
- ¼ tsp garam masala
Method
- firstly in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp butter saute spices.
- furthermore, add 1 onion, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, 2 tbsp mint, 2 tbsp coriander leaves and saute well.
- transfer the spice mix along with ¼ tsp turmeric, ¾ tsp chilli powder and ¾ tsp salt.
- saute until the spices turn aromatic.
- now add 1 tomato and saute till they turn soft and mushy.
- furthermore, add 2 tbsp curd and 2 tbsp cashew paste.
- mix till the oil is released from masala paste.
- add 1 cup water and adjust consistency.
- now add fried paneer and capsicum, mix gently.
- add cream, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
- finally, serve paneer capsicum curry with roti / naan.
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.