Paneer in Besan Curry is one extremely tasty gravy which is creamy and goes well with Naan or Phulkas. Now the beauty of this Paneer in Besan Curry is that though it has a creamy and smooth texture, it doesn’t really have any cream. Now this gives me a good reason to be guilt free and keep trying this.
Paneer in Besan Curry is one of my experiments when I had to cook Paneer and Capsicum together and didn’t wanted to cook it in a normal stir fry style. Some twists and some additions just made a perfect Paneer in Besan Curry. This came as a surprise to my son who is generally very happy to have paneer for dinner and was equally loved by other members of the family. The idea of adding Besan gave it a thickness while curd gave it the tanginess and two together made the blend quite creamy and equally yummy.
- Paneer: 250 gms
- Capsicum: 1 cut in cubes
- Onion : 1 large chopped
- Tomato : 1 large chopped
- Garlic: 6 cloves chopped
- Ginger: 1 inch chopped
- Green chilli: 1 chopped
- Cumin seeds: ½ tsp
- Cinnamon : 1 stick
- Black pepper corns: 5
- Big cardamom: 1 (only the seeds)
- Oil: 1 tbsp
- Asafoetida: ½ tsp
- Gram Flour: 2 tbsp
- Salt: to taste
- Curd: 1 cup
- Turmeric Powder:1 tsp
- Coriander Powder: 1 tsp
- Cumin Powder: 1tsp
- Garam Masala: 1tsp
- Heat oil in a wok and add cumin and asafoetida and then add pepper corns, cinnamon and big cardamom seeds.
- Add onions and sauté till they are golden.
- Add garlic and ginger along with tomato and cook till tomatoes are soft.
- Now add turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and cook it till the masala leaves the sides.
- Now add make a smooth paste of this masala in a mixer grinder.
- In the same wok add the capsicum cubes and dry saute it with little salt for 5 minutes.
- Now take out the capsicum and add the masala paste in the wok.
- Add two spoons of besan and mix the masala well and cook it for 5 minutes on slow.
- Now add capsicum pieces and cook it for two minutes .Don’t overcook the capsicum .
- At this stage pour in the smoothly beaten curd and give it a good mix on slow flame so it doesn’t curdle.
- Now pour in little water and get the consistency as per need.
- Add salt and garam masala and bring it to one boil and cover it.
- Serve hot with garnish of green coriander.