Mouri Paneer | Paneer Cooked with Fennel
Fennel and ginger is used to make this beautiful flavourful no onion, no garlic paneer recipe.
Ingredients
- 200 gms fresh malai paneer
- 2 tbsp fennel seeds for soaking
- 2-3 tbsp ghee
- 1 no tejpata
- 1 tsp fennel seeds for tempering
- 4-5 nos green chillies
- ½ cup green peas optional
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp ginger paste heaped tsp
- ½ tsp sugar
- 1 tsp all-purpose flour maida
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Soak 1 tbsp of fennel in water for 15-20 mins and then grind into a fine paste on a silbatta or mortar and pestle. In case you want to grind in a mixer, you need to soak 2 tbsp of fennel and use only half of it.
- Cut the paneer into small cubes
- Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a kadai and add tejpatta, fennel seeds and 2 split green chillies.
- Add green peas, salt and then stir fry the peas.
- Then take half a cup of milk and add 1 tsp of all-purpose flour to it.
- Pour this mix when the peas are almost cooked. Add another half cup of milk and stir.
- Add the fennel paste and 1 heaped tsp of fresh ginger paste.
- Mix this well and then add sugar. Finally, add the paneer pcs and adjust the salt.
- Simmer this for 3-4 minutes, add more green chillies and drizzle 1 tsp of ghee in the end.
- You can serve this with pulao, roti or rice