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Main Course

Kerala Paneer Masala

Straightforward Kerala cooking — good ingredients treated well, spiced with confidence, and served without pretence. The kind of food that tastes like someone's kitchen, not a restaurant.

Ingredientsfor 5 servings

2 cup Paneer cubed and fried in oil
1 cup Cashew nuts — soaked in water and grind
1 nos Onion — chopped
3 nos Green chillies — slit
3 nos Cardamom (Elakka)
4 nos Cloves
6 nos Pepper corns
1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
1 nos Tomato
2 tsp Chilly powder
1 tsp Turmeric powder
Salt, to taste
1 tbsp Coriander powder
Coriander leaves, a few

Preparation

Step 1
For preparing Kerala Paneer Masala, first Heat the oil in a pan and fry onion, cardamom, cloves, pepper corns, cumin seeds and chilly powder.
Step 2
Cool the fried mixture and when cooled, grind it and set aside.
Step 3
Heat the oil in same pan and fry the ground masala.
Step 4
Add chopped tomato, turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt.
Step 5
When the oil starts to show up, add paneer pieces and cook well.
Step 6
Add little water and cook till paneer pieces are cooked.
Step 7
Add cashew paste and simmer for 5 minutes.
Step 8
Take it off the heat. and serve hot. Decorate Kerala Paneer Masala with coriander leaves.

Tip

Fresh curry leaves make a genuine difference. Dried curry leaves are a poor substitute — if you cannot get fresh ones, increase the quantity and fry them longer.

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Main Course

Kerala Paneer Masala

Straightforward Kerala cooking — good ingredients treated well, spiced with confidence, and served without pretence. The kind of food that tastes like someone's kitchen, not a restaurant.

Ingredientsfor 5 servings

2 cup Paneer cubed and fried in oil
1 cup Cashew nuts — soaked in water and grind
1 nos Onion — chopped
3 nos Green chillies — slit
3 nos Cardamom (Elakka)
4 nos Cloves
6 nos Pepper corns
1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
1 nos Tomato
2 tsp Chilly powder
1 tsp Turmeric powder
Salt, to taste
1 tbsp Coriander powder
Coriander leaves, a few

Preparation

Step 1
For preparing Kerala Paneer Masala, first Heat the oil in a pan and fry onion, cardamom, cloves, pepper corns, cumin seeds and chilly powder.
Step 2
Cool the fried mixture and when cooled, grind it and set aside.
Step 3
Heat the oil in same pan and fry the ground masala.
Step 4
Add chopped tomato, turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt.
Step 5
When the oil starts to show up, add paneer pieces and cook well.
Step 6
Add little water and cook till paneer pieces are cooked.
Step 7
Add cashew paste and simmer for 5 minutes.
Step 8
Take it off the heat. and serve hot. Decorate Kerala Paneer Masala with coriander leaves.

Tip

Fresh curry leaves make a genuine difference. Dried curry leaves are a poor substitute — if you cannot get fresh ones, increase the quantity and fry them longer.