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Malai Paneer
This Malai paneer is a semi-dry, creamy, mildly spiced dish made with soft paneer cubes, onions, light cream, spices and herbs. The recipe not only gives you a restaurant style dish, but is ultra-easy without using too many ingredients.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 602 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- 250 grams paneer (Indian cottage cheese)
- ½ cup light cream or 25% to 30% fat cream
- ¾ or 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder or deggi mirch or ⅓ teaspoon of any red chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 tablespoons oil - any neutral oil
- ¾ cup finely chopped onions - about 1 medium to large onion
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste or ½ inch ginger + 2 to 3 small to medium garlic cloves crushed to a fine paste in a mortar-pestle
- ⅛ teaspoon garam masala
- ⅛ or ¼ teaspoon crushed dry fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) - if the kasuri methi leaves are too bitter, then just add a pinch, (optional)
- salt as required
- 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves - for garnish
Instructions
Preparation
- First chop the paneer into cubes and set aside.
- Finely chop the onion.
- Peel and crush the ginger-garlic to a fine paste in a mortar-pestle.
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Making malai paneer
- Heat oil in a frying pan. Add the onions.
- Keep on stirring while the onions are sautéing, so that there is uniform browning.
- Saute till the onions start turning golden on low to medium-low heat.
- Then add the ginger-garlic paste. Sauté till the raw aroma of the ginger-garlic goes away - takes about 15 to 20 seconds.
- On a low heat add the coriander powder, red chili powder and turmeric powder.
- Stir and saute the spice powders for a couple of seconds. Make sure you don't burn them.
- Then add the paneer cubes. On a low heat gently mix, sauté and stir for one minute till the paneer cubes are coated with the masala. Do not cook the paneer too much at this step.
- Add cream and and continue to gently stir till the cream coats the paneer cubes well.
- On low heat, cook for about 2 to 3 minutes after adding the cream. Season with salt and stir to mix.
- Lastly sprinkle crushed fenugreek leaves and garam masala. Stir to mix again gently.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve Malai Paneer hot as a starter snack or with naan, roti, chapati or bread.
Nutrition Information
Calories
602kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
19g
(38%)
Fat
55g
(85%)
Saturated Fat
26g
(130%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
14g
Cholesterol
116mg
(39%)
Sodium
635mg
(26%)
Potassium
138mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
472IU
(9%)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
0.03mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
0.1mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
0.2mg
Vitamin B6
0.1mg
Vitamin B12
0.1µg
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Vitamin D
0.2µg
Vitamin E
6mg
Vitamin K
4µg
Calcium
638mg
(64%)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
13µg
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Magnesium
10mg
Phosphorus
38mg
Zinc
0.2mg
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 602
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 602kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 55g | 85% |
| Saturated Fat | 26g | 130% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Cholesterol | 116mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 635mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 138mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 472IU | 9% |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 0.03mg | |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 0.1mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 0.2mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.1mg | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.1µg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Vitamin D | 0.2µg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 6mg | |
| Vitamin K | 4µg | |
| Calcium | 638mg | 64% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 13µg | |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
| Magnesium | 10mg | 3% |
| Phosphorus | 38mg | |
| Zinc | 0.2mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.