Instant pot Kadai Paneer
Instant Pot Kadai Paneer is a delicious Indian comfort food. Kadai paneer is a mouthwatering recipe found in most Indian restaurants. It is one of the most popular Indian curries and cooked throughout the world. Quick to make, you can delight your family with any day of the week with this dish.
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Servings:
-6Calories:
Equipment
- Mealthy Immersion Hand Blender: 500 Watt, 10 Speed Controls Plus Turbo, Includes 500mL Chopper and Whisk, and 600mL Smoothie Cup. Stainless Steel & BPA-free; Instant Access to Recipe App with Videos
Ingredients
FOR KADAI MASALA:
- 2 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
For Paneer Masala
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 3 clove garlic
- 1 inch ginger chopped
- 1 onion roughly chopped
- 2 tomato roughly chopped
- salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- Kadai masala powder
- 1 teaspoon dry fenugreek leaves
- ½ cup water
- 3 tablespoon ketchup
- ½ onion petals
- ½ capsicum cube
- 1 cup homemade or storebought paneer / cubes
Instructions
- Press saute, when HOT dry roast the spices for kadai masala for 1 or 2 minutes until fragrant.
- Transfer the roasted spices to a spice grinder or mortar pestle and grind to a fine powder.
- Pour the oil , add the chopped onions, ginger , garlic , tomatoes and give it a stir and saute it for 1 minute . Add in the salt, turmeric powder, red chill powder and the kadai masala and mix it well. Pour in the water and place the lid on and pressure cook it for 5 minutes.
- Cover with lid,VENT to SEALING. pressure cook for 5 minute. when done Quick Release.
- Using an immersion blender, blend the onion, tomatoes, ginger and garlic into a smooth paste.
- Turn on the instant pot in saute mode.
- Add in 2 -3 tablespoon ketchup and the bell pepper cubes, paneer cubes and sprinkle the dried fenugreek leaves cook for about a few minutes.
- Mix well and serve hot. Enjoy!
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