Punjabi Paneer Curry
PREP TIME
10 minutes
COOK TIME
10 minutes
YIELDS
4

Ingredients
- 180-250g packet of Paneer cheese
- 2 tsp The Spice People’s Curry Bombay Madras Med-Hot
- 3-5 The Spice People’s Curry Leaves
- 1 tsp The Spice People’s Indian Panch Poran
- 1/4 tsp The Spice People’s Asafoetida Powder
- 1 The Spice People’s Chillies Indian Whole
- 1 clove fresh garlic, crushed
- 1cm piece fresh ginger, minced
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 1 red capsicum, cubed – optional
- fresh coriander leaves for garnish
- 1 tbsp ghee or olive oil
- 1 tbsp almond or cashew meal
- 2 tbsp fresh cream
- bunch of fresh spinach leaves – optional
- 1/2 cup steamed cauliflower pieces – optional
Directions
- Heat oil in a sauce pan, add onion, sauté 5 min. Add garlic onion, ginger and dried chilli. Sauté a further 5 min until the onion is translucent.
- Add the Bombay madras curry powder, panch poran, asafoetida powder and methi leaves, sauté 2 mins. Add chopped tomatoes and almond/cashew meal, turn heat to simmer and continue cooking till tomatoes form a rough paste, approx 5-8minutes. Add 1/2 cup water and mix well. Remove whole chilli for a milder taste and use a stick blender to puree the mixture to desired smoothness.
- Turn off the heat and add the Paneer/haloumi/tofu pieces and stir gently to coat with curry sauce. Add spinach and cauliflower if using. Gently stir and leave the lid on for a few minutes so spinach cooked through.
Drizzle the the cream over the dish and garnish with fresh coriander. Serve with roti or rice.





