Appetizers
Paneer Tikka
Cubes of paneer marinated in spiced yoghurt, threaded with peppers and onion, and charred hard under a grill until…
Ingredient
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Paneer recipes
The cheese that holds its shape in a curry. 15 recipes on the site call for paneer.
Paneer is in 15 recipes from 1 cuisine, among them 10 dinners, 3 appetisers and small plates and 2 breakfasts. Of these, 2 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Paneer Bhurji (25 min) and Paneer Pakora (30 min). For 4, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 7 easy and 8 medium.
As written, 15 are vegetarian and 10 gluten-free.
Paneer recipes — all 15 recipes
Dinner
Palak Paneer
Cubes of golden-fried paneer suspended in a vividly green spinach gravy. The trick to that colour is blanching and…
Dinner
Malai Kofta
Paneer and potato dumplings, deep fried until golden, resting in a rich cashew and tomato gravy. The centrepiece of…
Dinner
Shahi Paneer
Paneer in a pale, fragrant gravy of cashews, cream and melon seeds, scented with cardamom and rose. Mughlai cooking…
Dinner
Paneer Butter Masala
Paneer in a glossy tomato and cashew gravy, finished with butter and cream. The restaurant dish people try to…
Dinner
Matar Paneer
Paneer and peas in an onion-tomato gravy, the weeknight version of the butter masala and the one most Indian…
Dinner
Kadai Paneer
Paneer and peppers tossed in a coarse, freshly pounded coriander-and-chilli masala. Drier and sharper than the…
Breakfast
Paneer Bhurji
Crumbled paneer scrambled with onion, tomato and green chilli. Fifteen minutes, and the standard Indian answer to a…
Appetizers
Chilli Paneer
Battered paneer tossed with peppers and onion in a dark, glossy soy and chilli sauce. Indo-Chinese, and the one…
Dinner
Paneer Tikka Masala
Paneer charred under a grill first, then folded into a tomato gravy. The char is what separates it from every other…
Dinner
Paneer Do Pyaza
Cubes of paneer cooked with onion two ways, in a tomato masala, with peppers and a finish of garam masala.
Dinner
Paneer Jalfrezi
Strips of paneer tossed over a high heat with peppers, onion and tomato in a thick, spiced masala that clings rather…
Appetizers
Paneer Pakora
Slices of paneer sandwiched with green chutney, dipped in a seasoned gram flour batter and cooked until crisp.
Dinner
Paneer Kofta
Soft dumplings of paneer and potato, stuffed with raisins and nuts, cooked and served in a smooth tomato and cashew…
Breakfast
Paneer Paratha
Whole wheat flatbreads stuffed with grated paneer, green chilli, coriander and spices, cooked on a griddle with ghee.