Achari Paneer

Paneer
Veg Curry
Side dish for Roti
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Achari Paneer or Pickled Paneer is a very famous recipe of North Indian Cuisine. Last week we tasted Tandoori Roti and Achari Paneer in a Punjabi restaurant. The combo is absolutely lipsmacking that I couldn’t stop trying myself at home. The gravy has a very spicy and tangy flavor with tantalizing paneer in it. Try this exotic restaurant style recipe and let me know how it turned..out for you..!

Ingredients

Paneer cubes - 1 cup

Yoghurt - ¼ cup

Sugar - ½ tsp

Mango pickle - 2 tsp

Salt - ½ tsp

To Prepare Masala:

Tomato - 2

Fenugreek - 1 tsp

Fennel / saunf - 1 tsp

Coriander pwd - 2 tsp

Red chilly - 2

Mustard - ½ tsp

Cumin - ½ tsp

Split urad dal - ½ tsp

Oil - 1 tbsp

Onion - 2

Turmeric pwd - ¼ tsp

Ginger garlic paste -1 tsp

Garam masala pwd -1 tsp

Mango pickle masala pwd - 2 tsp

Salt to taste

Fresh coriander leaves

Instructions

1.

Wash and slice paneer to fine cubes

2.

In a small bowl, add yoghurt

3.

To it add ½ tsp salt, sugar, turmeric pwd and mango pickle

4.

Mix well

5.

Now add the cubed paneer and combine gently so that the paneer is coated completely

6.

Allow to marinate for 1 hour

7.

Slice tomato and keep ready

8.

Heat a fry pan

9.

In that add fenugreek pwd, fennel pwd, coriander pwd, red chilly, mustard, cumin, split urad dal and saute for a minute in low heat

10.

Add all the above spice pwd to blender along with tomato and grind it to coarse paste by adding very less water

11.

Now heat oil in a fry pan

12.

Add onions and saute until the onions are golden

13.

Add turmeric pwd, ginger garlic paste, cumin pwd, salt and cook for a minute in medium flame

14.

Add the ground paste (from step 10)

15.

Mix well

16.

Add garam masala pwd and allow the mixture to cook for 2 mins

17.

Add 1 cup of water and continue cooking

18.

Now add pickle masala ( I used mango pickle masala,which I got from Indian grocery store

19.

Now add the marinated paneer

20.

Mix well

21.

Cover and cook for 3 to 5 mins

22.

Once the masala thickens, turn off the flame

23.

Garnish with fresh coriander leaves

24.

Hot and spicy Achari Paneer is ready

25.

Enjoy it with phulka, roti, paratha, chapati or even with fried rice

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