paneer tamatari recipe | how to make tomato paneer, Mughlai tamatari paneer recipe with detailed photos and video recipe. basically, a sweet, somewhat tangy tomato-based paneer gravy recipe goes perfectly with any paratha and rice. This recipe rich in taste and yet very light to consume. no garlic and onion are used in this recipe. 
paneer tamatari recipe | how to make tomato paneer, Mughlai tamatari paneer recipe with detailed photos and video recipe. This is a very delicious yet lost Mughlai recipe I recently found in one of my old cookery books.
This perfect tomato gravy that’s not too tangy yet not bland. The sugar helps balance the tanginess of the tomatoes so feel free to adjust the sugar content to suit your requirement.
The gravy is flavored with cardamom, cinnamon, and kasoori methi. however, you can add ginger and chili but I didn’t include in this recipe.Paneer is added to the gravy, however, you can use any vegetable of your choice.
This is basically a Mughlai recipe but whats makes this recipe unique is the absence of onion and garlic. Hope you guys will like this recipe.
Atlast, don’t forget to check my tutorial on how to make paneer at home and other similar recipes like aloo biryani recipe and butter garlic naan
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Ingredients
for puree
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1-2 no bay leaf /tej patta
- 2 -3 nos green cardamom
- ¼ tsp cumin
- ½ inch cinnamon stick
- 1 cup tomato ,diced, | 2 medium
- ½ tbsp sugar
- ¼ cup water
other
- 2 tbsp oil
- ¼ tsp cumins
- a pinch of asafoetida
- 100 gm paneer, diced
- ½ tsp kasoori methi
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- ¼ tsp red chili powder
- salt to taste
Instructions
for puree preparation,
- heat oil.
- add bay leaf, cardamom, cumins, and cinnamon.
- roast it.
- add tomatoes.
- add sugar and water.
- cook the mixture until softened.
- transfer into the mixture jar. Crush it to a smooth paste.
- keep it aside.
final preparation,
- heat oil in pan.
- add cumins when they crackle add asafoetida.
- add prepared tomato puree.
- add turmeric powder and red chili powder.
- add salt to your taste.
- cook the gravy until thickened. cook the gravy for 10 mins at-least on medium flame.
- add paneer cubes.
- add kasoori methi and mix it.
- serve hot.
Notes
- adjust sugar according to your taste.
- adjust the spice level according to your taste.
- you can add 1 tsp ginger chili paste while cooking the gravy if you want to add some more flavors and spiciness.
how to make tomato paneer, Mughlai tamatari paneer recipe with step by step photos:
for puree preparation,
- heat oil.
- add bay leaf, cardamom, cumins, and cinnamon.
- roast it.
- add tomatoes.
- add sugar and water.
- cook the mixture until softened.
- transfer into the mixture jar. Crush it to a smooth paste.
- keep it aside.
final preparation,
- heat oil in pan.
- add cumins when they crackle add asafoetida.
- add prepared tomato puree.
- add turmeric powder and red chili powder.
- add salt to your taste.
- cook the gravy until thickened. cook the gravy for 10 mins at-least on medium flame.
- add paneer cubes.
- add kasoori methi and mix it.
- serve hot.
