Paneer Masala In Creamy Tomato Gravy

Paneer Masala Stuffed Peppers In Creamy Tomato Gravy served on a wooden tray.

Paneer Masala In Creamy Tomato Gravy

Paneer masala stuffed peppers cooked in a luscious tomato gravy is a unique Indian vegetarian gravy. It's ideal for brunches, and parties and can be made in 45 minutes.

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings people

Calories 260.29kcal

Author Priya Lakshminarayan

Equipment

Ingredients

To stuff the capsicum

2 Bell Peppers
1.5 cups crumbled paneer
2 potato, mashed
½ cup cilantro, chopped
½ tablespoon coriander powder
½ tablespoon cumin powder
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon ginger paste
3-4 green chillies, minced
Salt
3 tablespoon Oil for grilling

To make the tomato gravy

3 tomatoes roughly chopped
⅓ cup cashews or cashew paste
2-3 dried red chillies
2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 onion roughly chopped
¼ cup milk
1 tablespoon oil
2 cloves garlic minced
⅓ cup water
2 tablespoon cilantro chopped
Cream/Yogurt for garnish optional

Instructions

To stuff the capsicum

Carefully cut thick slices of bell peppers after deseeding it. Finely chop and reserve the leftover peppers for the gravy.
In a mixing bowl, add crumbled paneer, mashed potato, cilantro, coriander cumin powder, salt, garlic powder, and green chillies. Mix it all together.
Stuff this mixture in the bell pepper slices tightly.
Heat a pan, grill these bell pepper slices evenly on both the sides. Smear oil while grilling. Keep them aside. Be careful to not break them while flipping them.

To prepare the tomato gravy

Add tomatoes, cashews, dried red chillies, cumin seeds and onions in a mixer grinder.
Splitz to a smooth paste. Add milk while grinding to give the paste a creamy texture.
Heat oil in the same pan, fry garlic and the remaining chopped bell peppers along with leftover paneer mixture. Cook for 3-4 minutes on medium flame.
Next add the ground tomato paste along with salt. Add water to get the desired consistency. Cook covered for 5-6 minutes so that the raw smell of tomatoes goes away.
Before serving, add the grilled chilly paneer slices.
Garnish with cilantro. Drizzle cream or yogurt if you wish to and serve hot.

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