Methi paneer recipe, a semi-dry subzi made using paneer and methi leaves, a perfect side for roti and jeera rice, recipe with stepwise pictures. I have been thinking of trying this methi paneer recipe for a long time, last week I had all the ingredients in hand to make methi paneer at home. It turned out so yummy and tasted like a restaurant-style side dish. This Methi panner goes well with rice, pulao, roti, naan and kulchas. Do try this at home and let me know how it turned out.
Methi paneer recipe
Easy and tasty paneer recipe, perfect side dish for naan, roti and jeera rice
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup Methi leaves
- 1 cup Paneer cubes
- 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
- 4 tsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 Onion
- 1 Tomato
- 1 tsp Red chilli powder
- 3/4 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Garam masala
- 2 pinches Kasoori methi
- Salt as needed
Instructions
- Chop the methi leaves.
- Chop the onion and tomato.
- Soak the paneer in hot water for 10 minutes.
- Drain and keep aside.
- In a pan add 4 tsp oil and add cumin seeds and 1 tsp ginger garlic paste.
- Saute in low flame till the raw smell goes off.
- Add 1 chopped onions, saute till translucent.
- Add 1 chopped tomato and cook till it becomes mushy.
- Add the chopped methi leaves to this.
- Mix well and cook for 2 minutes. Methi leaves get cooked easily.
- Add 1 tsp red chili powder, 3/4 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp garam masala, and salt.
- Cook till the raw smell goes off.
- Add the paneer cubes now.
- Mix well. Add 2 pinches of kasoori methi. This adds a nice flavour to the methi paneer curry.
- Mix well.
- Mix it up and switch off the flame.
- Methi paneer is ready to serve.
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Notes
1. Adding tomatoes will take out the bitterness of the methi leaves.
2. If using fresh paneer, no need to soak in hot water, just proceed to make Methi paneer.
- Chop the methi leaves.
- Chop the onion and tomato.
- Soak the paneer in hot water for 10 minutes.
- Drain and keep aside.
- In a pan add 4 tsp oil and add cumin seeds and 1 tsp ginger garlic paste.
- Saute in low flame till the raw smell goes off.
- Add 1 chopped onions, saute till translucent.
- Add 1 chopped tomato and cook till it becomes mushy.
- Add the chopped methi leaves to this.
- Mix well and cook for 2 minutes. Methi leaves get cooked easily.
- Add 1 tsp red chili powder, 3/4 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp garam masala, and salt.
- Cook till the raw smell goes off.
- Add the paneer cubes now.
- Mix well. Add 2 pinches of kasoori methi. This adds a nice flavour to the methi paneer curry.
- Mix well.
- Mix it up and switch off the flame.
- Methi paneer is ready to serve.
