Channa Paneer is my twist to matar paneer.
Its that time of the year when green channa is all over the market and then tempting green pearls just make sure you buy some. I mostly make gugni or dry vegetable but this time I tried Channa Paneer and must tell you I came out well. Not only Channa Paneer tasted different than Matar Paneer it also blended well in the curry.
I mostly use yoghurt in my gravies as it provides tanginess as well as creaminess needed. You can add cream as well though my health conscious recipes would go with yoghurt only.So the catch is to boil the channa with salt and then cook it with gravy along with Paneer. You again can shallow fry paneer and then cook it along with channa. The gravy of Channa Paneer has to be thick and not too runny and I prefer using Kitchen King or Channa masala in this recipe.
- Green Channa: 1 cup boiled
- Paneer: 200 gms cubed
- Onion: 1 chopped
- Ginger Paste: 1 tsp
- Garlic Paste: 1 tsp
- Tomato: 1 chopped
- Red chilli powder: 1tsp
- Bay Leaf :1
- Cinnamon:1
- Cumin seeds: ½ tsp
- Asafoetida: 1 pinch
- Hung Curd: 2 tbsp
- Kitchen King:1 tsp
- Turmeric powder:1 tsp
- Cumin powder:1 tbsp
- Coriander powder: 1 tbsp
- Garam Masala: 1 tsp
- Kasuri Methi: 1 tsp
- Vegetable stock : 2 cups (optional)
- Oil: 1 tbsp
- Heat oil and add Asafoetida and cumin seeds.
- Now add bay leaf and cinnamon and sauté onions.
- Once they turn translucent add ginger and garlic and cook for two minutes.
- Now add tomatoes with red chilli powder and cumin powder, coriander and turmeric powder.
- Cook the masala till the oil separates and then let it cool before making a paste.
- Now pour this paste again in the wok and add the hung curd and give it a good mix.
- Add salt and garam masala and mix boiled channa and cook it covered for 5 minutes.
- Now add little vegetable stock and then paneer pieces and then let it cook in the thick gravy.
- Add kitchen king masala and kasoori methi and cook for 5 mins more and serve it hot with boiled rice.