Description
Paneer Er Dalna is a Bengali style vegetarian no onion no garlic aromatic curry cooked with Paneer and also big potato chunks.
Ingredients
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- 200g Paneer
- 3 Potato (Big)
- 2 Tomato
- 1/3 cup Green Peas
- 2-3 Green Chilli
- 1/5 Tbsp. Ginger Paste
Tempering
- 2 Red Chilli: 2
- 2 Bay Leaf
- 1/2 Tsp. Cumin Seed
- 4 Green Cardamom
- 1 Black Cardamom
- 1-inch Cinnamon Stick
- 6 Clove
- 1/2 Tsp. Asafoetida
Spices
- 1 Tsp. Turmeric Powder
- 1 Tsp. Red Chilli Powder
- 1 Tsp. Cumin Powder
- 1 Tsp. Bengali Garam Masala Powder
- 1 Tbsp. Sugar
- 1 Tsp. Salt or to taste
- 3 Tbsp. Mustard Oil
- 1 Tbsp. Ghee
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes.
- Cut each Potato into four chunks. If using big potatoes, one is to be cut into 8 pieces.
- In Bengali cooking style, we opt for different cuts for different types of curries, Dalna calls for a different cut of potato than chorchori, and so on!
- Roughly chop Tomatoes.
- Chop Green Chillies as well.
- Cut the Paneer into desired shapes; either diamond or cube or rectangular.
- Sprinkle whole wheat flour, 1/4 tsp. each of salt and turmeric powder over the paneer chunks.
- Lightly coat the paneer and keep those as it is for 15 minutes before frying.
- This helps in enhancing the flavor.
- Take 1 Tbsp. Oil in a bowl.
- Add 1/2 Tsp. Turmeric Powder, 3/4 Tsp. Red Chilli Powder, Cumin Powder, 1/2 Tsp. Bengali Garam Masala Powder, Sugar, and also salt and make a thick mixture.
- Heat remaining oil in a pan.
- Sprinkle 1/4 Tsp. each of Turmeric Powder, Salt, and Red Chilli Powder.
- Now add potato chunks and fry on medium flame.
- Strain from the oil, once fried.
- Now fry the marinated Paneer.
- Strain from the pan once fried.
- Now temper the oil with dry red chili, Cinnamon stick, Clove, Green and Black Cardamom, and also Cumin Seed.
- Add the ginger paste and cook for a minute.
- Add chopped Tomatoes and cook till soften.
- Now add the spice mix and mix it.
- Add little water while cooking.
- Add green chili at this point.
- Keep cooking on low flame till the mixture leaves oil from the edges.
- Add Green Peas and mix with the spices.
- Now add around 2 cups of water and bring it to boil.
- Add fried potatoes and cook till the potatoes are well-cooked.
- This will take 8-10 minutes on low flame.
- Now add the fried Paneer and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Cook till the gravy reaches the desired consistency.
- Add Bengali Garam Masala Powder.
- Add Ghee as well.
- Switch the flame off once done.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: Bengali
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 100g
- Calories: 316
- Sugar: 5.9g
- Sodium: 798mg
- Fat: 16.8g
- Saturated Fat: 4.7g
- Carbohydrates: 32.5g
- Fiber: 5.1g
- Protein: 10.4g
- Cholesterol: 16mg
