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Paneer Pasanday

A vegetarian version of the famous Mughalai recipe. Marinated and shallow fried paneer pasanday.
Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Calories:
Author: Srividhya G

Ingredients

  • Paneer – One 10 oz pack
  • Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp
  • Tandoori Masala – 2 tsps
  • Red Chilly Powder – 1 tsp
  • Salt – 2 tsps
  • Yogurt – ¾ cup
  • Ginger Garlic Paste – 1tsp
  • Besan – 2 tbsp
  • Oil – 3 to 4 tbsps
  • Onion - 1

Instructions

  • Cut the paneer into small cubes.
  • Chop the onions thinly.
  • Add the yogurt and all the spices including salt to the paneer cubes and mix well.
  • Let it sit for at least 30 minutes.
  • After 30 minutes, drain the water if any (adding salt sometimes oozes out water) add the besan and mix well.
  • Now heat the kadai and oil the oil.
  • Add the onions and let it fry well.
  • Make sure the heat is in medium and then add the marinated paneer.
  • Let it fry and keep stirring it slowly.
  • It takes around 20 minutes for the crust to form. I let it brown well.
  • That’s it. Paneer pasanday is ready.

Notes

You can add tomatoes and make it gravy form also.
As I mentioned you can bake this or you can deep fry the same.