Quick Kadai Paneer – pressure cooker recipe!
Make this quick and delicious paneer capsicum curry in a pressure cooker with pantry spices in less than 15 minutes. It goes well with rice, rotis and even into a sandwich.
Ingredients
Spice Mix
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp tandoori masala or garam masala optional
- ½ tsp kasoori methi
For curry
- 1 cup chopped paneer bite sized
- 1 cup chopped bell peppers
- ½ cup onions finely chopped
- 1/2 cup tomatoes finely chopped
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 slit chilli optional, skip if you dont want extra heat.
- 2 cloves chopped garlic
- 2 tbsp oil
- coriander leaves for garnish
Instructions
Making spiced paneer
- Chop paneer into bite size cubes. Add to a bowl along with chopped bell peppers or onions, if using. Add all spices. Keep aside for 10 minutes.
Making onion tomato gravy
- In a pressure cooker, add 2 tbsp oil and the cumin, followed by the chilli ( if using), ginger and garlic. Then, add onions to one side and tomatoes to another side.
- Add a pinch of salt and kashmiri red chilli powder on top.
- Transfer the marinated paneer to a smaller bowl that fits inside your pressure cooker. Place the vessel on top of the onions and tomatoes.
- Close and cook for 4 whistles or 5 minutes, whichever is earlier.
Mix and serve
- Open after pressure drops, remove the inner vessel and mix the onion tomato mixture well
- Add the spiced paneer to it, give it a good mix and garnish with coriander leaves.