This is another of my ten minute recipes. I conjured this up in the other day when I needed to rustle up something for a friend who was coming over. He is largely a vegetarian and wanted something light and salad like.
So I made a dish with paneer (famous world over for the Punjabi Mutter Paneer) and Italian herbs. I was quite pleased with the results and it was so easy to prepare.
Ingredients:
- 250 g paneer (Indian cottage cheese), cubed. I bought this fresh from the carts at Pali Market, bandra
- 1 table spoon chopped onion
- 2 table spoon chopped tomato
- 1 table spoon mixed dry herbs/ spices – oregano, chilly flakes, crushed pepper. You might have these at home if you order pizzas and save the herb sachets which come with that
- 1 table spoon cooking oil
- 1/2 a chopped capiscum/ bell pepper – green & red
- 1 table spoon chopped cilantro, dhania
- Optional – fresh chopped basil leaves
Recipe:
- Heat the oil in a non stick pan
- Add the onion and stir till its translucent
- Add the tomato and stir till its a bit soft
- Add the paneer and the spices
- Stir very gently as the paneer might break
- Add the capsicum
- You will know the dish is ready as the surface of the paneer gets braised (looks a bit brown). This will take 3-4 minutes at the most
- Add in the cilantro/ dhnaia or basil leaves (gives it a sharp, fresh flavour) and shut the flame
- The end
You can have this by itself, with rotis or bread rolls
