How to make Malabar Paneer -
Cottage cheese cooked with coconut milk and powders
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Paneer (पनीर), Coconut Milk (नारियल का दूध)
Cuisine : Kerala
Course : Main Course Vegetarian
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Malabar Paneer Recipe Card
The cuisine of Kerala is very hot and spicy and offers several gastronomic opportunities. The food is generally fresh, aromatic and flavoured. Keralites are mostly fish-and-rice eating people. The land and the food are rich with coconut, though one cannot imagine Kerala food without chillies, curry leaves, mustard seeds, tamarind and asafoetida. Just a little tamarind can substitute tomatoes, but there is no real substitute for curry leaves.
The locals put to good use whatever the land offers and the result is a marvellous cuisine that is simple yet palate tickling.
Kerala has an abundance of jackfruits, pineapples, mangoes, custard apples and an endless variety of bananas. The unusual cuisine of Kerala brings to the fore the culinary expertise of the people of Kerala. Producing some of the tastiest foods on earth, the people of Kerala are gourmets with a difference.
Prep Time : 6-10 minutes
Cook time : 16-20 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Malabar Paneer Recipe
Paneer 1 inch cubes 600 grams
Coconut Milk 1 tbsp + to deep fry
Lemon juice 2 teaspoons
Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Curry leaves 1/2 sprig
Onions chopped 2 medium
Garlic paste 2 teaspoons
Ginger paste 2 teaspoons
Green chillies slit 2
Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon
Coconut milk 1 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Method
Step 1
Heat sufficient oil in a kadai and deep fry the paneer pieces till lightly browned. Drain and place them on an absorbent paper.
Step 2
Heat one tablespoon oil in another kadai, add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds crackle, add curry leaves and sauté for a few seconds. Add onions and cook until soft and translucent.
Step 3
Add ginger paste, garlic paste, green chillies, turmeric powder and the fried paneer pieces. Cook on high heat for half a minute.
Step 4
Add coconut milk and salt and cook covered on low heat for about ten minutes. Serve hot.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 3436 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 122.5 gm
Protein : 66.2 gm
Fat : 298.1 gm
Other : 0
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