Brinjal Paneer

Recently I have been making a whole lot of Paneer dishes because everyone at home is loving it. So I am trying to make the paneer dishes a little more healthier by adding them to various vegetables. So this time it is the turn of EggPlant . And this recipe is pretty delicious either with roti or with white rice

Brinjal Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese in eggplant gravy)
Ingredients:

1. 1 American eggplant
2. 200 gms paneer cubed
3. 1 medium small onion ground to paste
4. 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
5. 1/2 cup milk
6. 1 teaspoon coriander powder
7. 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, turmeric, cumin powder, garam masala, chilli powder
8. 11/2 tablespoon oil

Cut the eggplant into half length wise and roast on fire for 5-8 minutes. Cover and set aside for 10 minutes. Scrape the flesh out of the skin and set aside.

In a pan add 1/2 tablespoon oil and fry the paneer pieces for 5-7 minutes. Drain and set aside.

Add 1/2 more tablespoon oil and fry the onion paste till it starts getting brown. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute. Add the rest of the ingredients except milk and paneer and mix well. Add 1/2 cup water and cook for 10 minutes. Add paneer and milk and stir well and simmer for 10 more minutes. Garnish with cilantro and enjoy with steamed rice or with roti

Brinjal paneer and Khatti Dal

RI am always on the cook out for new recipes using the available ingredients. Once upon a time I used to love paneer or Cottage Cheese but then I got bored with it and didn't make any dishes with it for the longest time but now again I like it. So pretty much I have it on hand.

                So this is my latest dish with Paneer. Paneer and Eggplant. I also made Khatti Dal to go with it

Brinjal Paneer Curry (Cottage cheese and Eggplant curry

Brinjal Paneer

Ingredients:

1. 2 cups cubed eggplant (use either American or Japanese or Indian Eggplants)
2. 1 cup cubed paneer
3. 1/2 cup chopped onions
4. 1 garlic pod chopped fine
5. 1 green chilly chopped
6. 1/2 teaspoon each of cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric, chilly powder (or more to make it spicy)
7. 3/4 teaspoon salt
8. 2-3 tablespoons oil

Here is how to make fresh Paneer
In a pan heat 2 tablespoons oil and fry the paneer pieces till they start becoming brown. Drain and set aside. Add more oil if needed and fry onions till tender. Add garlic and green chilly and fry for a minute. Add all the powder ingredients and stir to combine. Add eggplant cover and cook for 10 minute. Add about 1/2 cup water and simmer till the eggplants become pulpy. Add paneer stir to combine and simmer for 5 minutes. Garnish with a generous amount of cilantro and serve with roti or with rice and Khatti Dal

Try these Other Paneer Dishes

1. Cabbage Paneer Fry
2. Kadhai Paneer
3. Tanduri Paneer
4. Rajma Paneer
5. Aalu Palak Paneer
6. Mutter Paneer
7. Palak Paneer