Methi paneer is a delightful Indian curry prepared by cooking paneer in an onion-tomato-ginger-garlic gravy along with lots of fresh fenugreek or methi leaves, unsalted butter, and whole spices. Although making this dish is a little tedious, the taste makes up for it. It’s an awesome weekend preparation for you and your family!
While I love eating this with chapati, it tastes equally delicious with naan, rotis, and seasoned rice such as jeera rice and ghee rice. I hope you do try this recipe and enjoy it.
Ingredients:
Paneer – Any good quality store-bought or homemade paneer works well.
Methi/fenugreek leaves – Fresh fenugreek leaves works best.
Sunflower oil – I generally prefer sunflower oil for making Indian food. Vegetable oil is a good option too.
Spices (turmeric powder, kashmiri red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala) – I prefer using whole and powdered spices from the swad brand. You can essentially use any good-quality spices from your favorite brand.
Onion – Any kind of onion work well in this, but I prefer the red onions (that are spicy.)
Ginger-garlic paste – I like to use a good quality, store-bought ginger-garlic paste. But an instant homemade ginger-garlic paste adds a lot of flavor.
Butter – Any unsalted butter works well in this.
Green chili – this one’s for the heat and I have used Indian green chili or hari mirch.
Procedure:
- Heat oil in a medium pan on. Add and sauté ginger, garlic, and green chili, for 30 seconds. Add and sauté the chopped onion until translucent, then add and sauté tomatoes until soft and mushy. Add poppy seeds and sauté for another 20 seconds. Turn the heat off, allow these ingredients to cool. Transfer everything into a mixer jar, add a bit of water and make a smooth paste, and keep this aside.
- Heat oil in the same pan. Add fresh methi leaves, sauté for a minute on low-medium heat until soft.
- Pour the ground masala paste into the pan, add salt, mix, cover, and cook on low heat until oil separates from the masala. (This may take up to 10 minutes) Add all the powdered spices and sauté for 30 seconds on low heat. Pour water to adjust the consistency of the curry.
- Add paneer cubes, gently combine, cover, and cook for 5-7 minutes with occasional stirring on low-medium heat.
- Lastly, add butter, garnish with Kasuri methi (optional). Serve delicious methi paneer warm with rotis, chapatis, or naan. Enjoy!
Check out other paneer recipes here: Paneer butter masala, Paneer Burji, Palak Paneer
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Methi Paneer
Delightful paneer curry cooked with fresh fenugreek leaves, in an onion-tomato-ginger-garlic base. Ideal to eat with rotis, chapati and naan.
- Cooking pan with lid
- 200 gm paneer (cut into ¾-inch cubes)
- 1 bunch fresh methi/fenugreek leaves (rinsed and chopped)
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 tbsp butter (unsalted)
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- ¾ tsp kashmiri red chili powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp kasuri methi (crushed)
- salt to taste
- water (as needed)
For the masala
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 medium red onion (chopped)
- 1 medium tomato (chopped)
- 3 cloves garlic
- ¼ inch ginger root
- 2 green chilies
- 1 tsp poppy seeds
- water (as needed)
Making the masala
Heat oil in a medium pan on low-medium heat.
Add ginger, garlic, and green chili, sauté for 30 seconds.
Add and sauté chopped onion until translucent, then add and sauté tomatoes until soft and mushy.
Add poppy seeds and sauté for another 20 seconds. Turn the heat off and allow these ingredients to cool.
Transfer all the ingredients into a mixer jar, add a bit of water and make a smooth paste, and keep this aside.
Making methi paneer
Heat oil in the same pan.
Add fresh methi leaves and sauté for a minute on low-medium heat until soft.
Pour the ground masala paste into the pan, add salt, mix, cover, and cook on low heat until oil separates from the masala. (This may take up to 10 minutes)
Add all the powdered spices and sauté for 30 seconds on low heat.
Pour water to adjust the consistency of the curry.
Add paneer cubes, gently combine, cover, and cook for 5-7 minutes with occasional stirring on low-medium heat.
Lastly, add butter, garnish with Kasuri methi (optional).
Serve delicious methi paneer warm with rotis, chapatis or naan. Enjoy!
- Add salt and spices as per your taste and preference.
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