Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 15 Mins | Serves: 3-4

Paneer cubes 1 cup Onion 2 Fennel seeds |sombu 1 tsp Curry leaves few Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp Coriander powder 1 tsp Black pepper powder 1 tsp(coarsely ground) Thick coconut milk 1/2 cup Fresh red chili 1 big Oil 1 tblsp Salt as needed

Method:

  • Thinly slice the onions and slice the fresh red chili. These fresh red chili gives a nice flavour to the paneer curry.
  • In a pan add oil and add the fennel seeds and curry leaves. This gives a nice aroma to the paneer curry.
  • Add ginger garlic paste and saute it for a while.
  • Add the thinly sliced onions. Cook till becomes translucent. Ensure that it should not change its colour.
  • Add the sliced the red chili, coriander powder and coarsely ground pepper powder.
  • Mix well and add the paneer cubes. Ensure that the paneer cubes are in room temperature.
  • Add 1/2 cup of water to this.
  • Cook for 5 minutes. Do not cook more than 5 minutes.
  • Add the coconut milk and mix well.
  • Add salt and boil for a minute.
  • Switch off the flame.
  • Paneer pepper curry is ready.

Method with step wise pictures:

  • Thinly slice the onions and slice the fresh red chili. These fresh red chili gives a nice flavour to the paneer curry.
  • In a pan add oil and add the fennel seeds and curry leaves. This gives a nice aroma to the paneer curry.
pepper paneer gravy 1 - 1
  • Add ginger garlic paste and saute it for a while.
  • Add the thinly sliced onions. Cook till becomes translucent. Ensure that it should not change its colour.
pepper paneer gravy 2 - 2
  • Add the sliced the red chili, coriander powder and coarsely ground pepper powder.
  • Mix well and add the paneer cubes. Ensure that the paneer cubes are in room temperature.
pepper paneer gravy 3 - 3
  • Add 1/2 cup of water to this.
pepper paneer gravy 4 - 4
  • Cook for 5 minutes. Do not cook more than 5 minutes.
  • Add the coconut milk and mix well.
pepper paneer gravy 5 - 5
  • Add salt and boil for a minute.
  • Switch off the flame.
  • Paneer pepper curry is ready.
Paneer pepper gravy - 6
  1. Do not boil for more than one minute after adding the coconut milk.
  2. I used store bought coconut milk for this paneer pepper gravy.