Kadhai Paneer is a most preferred dish with roti and paratha. Most people order Kadhai Paneer at hotels or dhabas. The taste of Kadhai Paneer available at the dhaba is different. Both its gravy and masala are special. If you want, you can make Dhaba style Kadhai Paneer at home and eat it. For this we are telling you a special recipe. You can prepare this gravy and keep it in the fridge for a week. Quickly note down the recipe of Dhaba Style Kadhai Paneer.
Dhaba Style Kadhai Paneer Recipe
First step- To make the vegetable, peel and use 10-12 garlic cloves. Now heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan and add garlic cloves in it. Now peel, cut and add a half inch piece of ginger into the oil. Put 8-10 cashews in oil. When garlic, ginger and cashew nuts are lightly roasted, add 1 onion thickly chopped. When the onion is lightly roasted, add 2-3 tomatoes, roughly chopped, into it. When the tomatoes are cooked, turn off the gas and let it cool. Now put the prepared spices in a mixer and grind them finely.
Second step- Now to make Kadhai Paneer Masala, add 4 dry red chillies in the mixer. Add 1 teaspoon cumin, 1 teaspoon dried coriander, 2-3 cloves, half teaspoon black pepper, 1 small piece of cinnamon, half teaspoon fennel, some Kasuri fenugreek and a little nutmeg and grind it in a mixer. Now add 2 tablespoons of oil in the pan, cut the paneer in it and fry it lightly. Take out the cheese when it becomes light golden.
Third step- Add 2 bay leaves to the remaining oil. Now cut 1 onion and 1 capsicum into big pieces and fry them lightly in oil. Keep onion and capsicum aside and add the entire prepared kadhai masala in it. Add Kashmiri red chilli and some turmeric to the spices. The spices have to be roasted lightly. Now add prepared cashew nuts and onion garlic masala and fry for some time. Because the masala is already roasted, do not fry too much.
Fourth step- Once the spices are roasted, add cheese to it and add 2-3 green chillies cut lengthwise on top. Prepare gravy by adding hot water as per your requirement to the vegetable. Add salt to it and cook on low flame for 5 minutes. Beat fresh cream or add fresh cream on top and add green coriander to the vegetable. Cook for 1 more minute. Now turn off the gas and leave the vegetable covered for 5 minutes. Delicious Kadhai Paneer is ready, eat it with roti or paratha.