Achari Paneer or Pickled Paneer is a very famous recipe of North Indian Cuisine. Last week we tasted Tandoori Roti and Achari Paneer in a Punjabi restaurant. The combo is absolutely lipsmacking that I couldn’t stop trying myself at home. The gravy has a very spicy and tangy flavor with tantalizing paneer in it. Try this exotic restaurant style recipe and let me know how it turned..out for you..!
Ingredients
Paneer cubes - 1 cup
Yoghurt - ¼ cup
Sugar - ½ tsp
Mango pickle - 2 tsp
Salt - ½ tsp
To Prepare Masala:
Tomato - 2
Fenugreek - 1 tsp
Fennel / saunf - 1 tsp
Coriander pwd - 2 tsp
Red chilly - 2
Mustard - ½ tsp
Cumin - ½ tsp
Split urad dal - ½ tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Onion - 2
Turmeric pwd - ¼ tsp
Ginger garlic paste -1 tsp
Garam masala pwd -1 tsp
Mango pickle masala pwd - 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Fresh coriander leaves
Instructions
1.
Wash and slice paneer to fine cubes
2.
In a small bowl, add yoghurt
3.
To it add ½ tsp salt, sugar, turmeric pwd and mango pickle
4.
Mix well
5.
Now add the cubed paneer and combine gently so that the paneer is coated completely
6.
Allow to marinate for 1 hour
7.
Slice tomato and keep ready
8.
Heat a fry pan
9.
In that add fenugreek pwd, fennel pwd, coriander pwd, red chilly, mustard, cumin, split urad dal and saute for a minute in low heat
10.
Add all the above spice pwd to blender along with tomato and grind it to coarse paste by adding very less water
11.
Now heat oil in a fry pan
12.
Add onions and saute until the onions are golden
13.
Add turmeric pwd, ginger garlic paste, cumin pwd, salt and cook for a minute in medium flame
14.
Add the ground paste (from step 10)
15.
Mix well
16.
Add garam masala pwd and allow the mixture to cook for 2 mins
17.
Add 1 cup of water and continue cooking
18.
Now add pickle masala ( I used mango pickle masala,which I got from Indian grocery store
19.
Now add the marinated paneer
20.
Mix well
21.
Cover and cook for 3 to 5 mins
22.
Once the masala thickens, turn off the flame
23.
Garnish with fresh coriander leaves
24.
Hot and spicy Achari Paneer is ready
25.
Enjoy it with phulka, roti, paratha, chapati or even with fried rice