Paneer in Beetroot gravy is equally tasty as it looks here in the picture.However when I had first thought of making it , wasn't very convinced. I had doubts about how much would the strong flavor of beetroot impact the final taste of Paneer in Beetroot gravy. It was this reason that I added coconut milk to cut the earthy tasty of beetroot and it worked. Only catch is coconut milk and beetroot both tend to make the whole dish of Paneer in Beetroot gravy little sweet and so you need a good balance of seasonings and spices to keep the savory taste high.
Paneer in Beetroot gravy when was finally done and my son had it for the first time, he was overwhelmed with the color combinations and this was finished within no time. My son loves paneer and that's my reason to trying new recipes around paneer. So this recipe of Paneer in Beetroot gravy was a hit in family and just of dry spices and coconut milk it was giving a nice flavour close to thai gravy and for more you have to try this one!!
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- Beetroot: 1 boiled and pureed
- Coconut milk: 1 cup
- Paneer : 200 gms cubed
- Oil: 1 tsp
- Cardamom: 1
- Black pepper corn:3-4
- Cinnamon: 1inch
- Bay leaf:1
- Curry leaves: 7-8
- Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
- Onion: 1 chopped
- Ginger Garlic paste: 1 tbsp
- Cumin powder: 1 tsp
- Garam masala: 1 tsp
- Red chilli powder: 1/2 tsp
- Salt: to taste
- Lemon juice: 1 tbsp
- Heat oil and add curry leaves and mustard seeds and let it crackle.
- Now add bay leaf, cinnamon, black pepper corns , cardamom and saute onions with it.
- Add ginger garlic paste once onions are caramalised and let it cook for some 2 mins.
- Now let this masala cool down, take out curry leaves and bay leaf and then make a paste of it with little water and then pour it back in the wok.
- Now add beetroot puree and cumin powder, salt, red chilli powder and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add coconut milk and adjust the seasonings as per the taste.
- Now mix paneer cubes and cook for 2-3 minutes and let paneer absorb the gravy.
- At the end mix lemon juice and garnish with curry leaves or coriander.
Wow! what an amazing combo…looks absolutely different and delicious.
Its a must try on my list.
Thank you so much Tripti. Do let us know how it came out 🙂
Tried this today, absolutely delicious!
Thank you for sharing this recipe ?