Paneer Kesari

Cottage cheese cooked with a saffron based gravy with fresh Indian spices. Serve this delicious recipe with any Indian bread of your choice. This recipe has featured on the show Khanakhazana.

By Sanjeev Kapoor 04 May 2016 in Recipes Veg

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Main Ingredients	Cottage cheese, Saffron
Cuisine	Indian
Course	Main Course Vegetarian
Prep Time	11-15 minutes
Cook time	16-20 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Spicy
Level of Cooking	Easy
Others	Veg

Ingredients

250 grams cottage cheese, cut into 1 inch cubes
A large pinch of saffron
2 tablespoons pure ghee
1/2 cup tomato puree
1 teaspoon red chilli powder
1 tablespoon sugar
Salt to taste
1 cup yogurt
1/4 teaspoon green cardamom powder
5-6 almonds, toasted and flaked

Method

Soak saffron in one tablespoon of water.
Heat one tablespoon of ghee in pan, add tomato puree, red chilli powder, sugar and salt. Sauté for a minute. Add yogurt.
Cook and stir continuously for one minute. Add paneer and cook for two minutes. Sprinkle green cardamom powder and kesar soaked in water and stir.
Serve hot garnished with almond flakes.

Nutrition Info

Calories	1189
Carbohydrates	30.4
Protein	55.5
Fat	94.1
Other Fiber	Calcium- 983.4mg

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