Paneer and Chickpeas Masala
Its been quite a while, I cooked a decent meal at home. Work stress, drudgery did effect me for a week and and I just hated to go into the kitchen as I was too tired to do anything let alone make a decent meal.
Its just one of those days where you can’t motivate yourself well enough to get up and do something.Anyway after struggling for few days, I am back to my usual self today and made this simple meal, Paneer and Chickpeas masala with Chapathis
Paneer and chickpeas masala:
Paneer: ½ cup (cut into small cubs)
Chole or chickpeas: 1 cup
Tomatoes:4
Ginger garlic paste: 1tbsp
Yoghurt: 1/4th cup
Chilli powder, turmeric 1 tsp each
Onion: 1
Green chillies: 4
Chana masala powder: 1tbsp
Salt to taste.
Soak chickpeas overnight and pressure cook them.Take 1/4th of the cup and make into a paste.
Now take 1tbsp of oil in a saucepan and fry onions, chillies until they turn light brown, add ginger garlic paste and saute for couple of minutes. Now add tomatoes and saute for few extra minutes say 5 .
Add all the masalas along with the chickpeas paste and mix well.
Add salt and 1 glass of water.
As soon as it starts boiling add remaining pressure cooked chickpeas along with paneer cubes.
You can shallow fry paneer cubes if u want before adding. As I wanted a little healthier option of not using too much oil, I just added paneer cubes just like that.
Now leave it for 10 min on low heat.
Stir in Yoghurt after switching off and garnish with fresh rotis or chapathis or rice.
Stumble it!
June 7th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Hi Padmaja,very nice photos.This one looks absolutely appetising.Nice combo of paneer and chickpeas!:)
June 7th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
wow! that bowl of paneer chole looks yum! gravy looks so good
hey, you look so different in the new pic, didn’t u have long hair in ur earlier pic?
June 7th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Hi Padmaja.Beautiful dish.Good that you got some free time,we get to have a great recipe!:))
Thanks.
June 7th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
Hi Padmaja! interesting combo and looks really delicious and yummy. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe.
June 8th, 2007 at 1:31 am
looks delicious. Nice presentation with the photos too!
June 8th, 2007 at 1:43 am
Now thats an awesome presentation!!! Chole paneer brings back some wonderful memories for me from my days back in college!!! I m going to try your version now!
June 8th, 2007 at 6:50 am
That looks yum..
June 8th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Yes, this is my kind of meal. Paneer and chole. I can never get enough of! hanks for this!
June 8th, 2007 at 10:43 am
Hi !
Photos are lovely!!!!! will be very nice with pooris too!!!!!s
June 8th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
This looks rich and spicy..just like “Spicy Andhra” should be
Never added paneer and chole together…thats a great idea too
June 8th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Hey Padmaja, love your pic. Now I get to see you properly. The hairstyle is very fetching
Nice meal.
June 8th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Hi Vini!!Nice to have u here and it was a great meal and i think they both go very well together
June 8th, 2007 at 7:14 pm
Hi richa!
Nice to have u over and it was a great dish u know!!
hey its my summer cut, it gets too hot in UK so I grow my hair till may and have a trim.Hope it looks ok!!
June 8th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
Asha I am ok right now and thank you
June 8th, 2007 at 7:17 pm
Roopa
thank you
June 8th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Coffee thank you very much indeed and do give it a try as it was such an awesome dish!!
June 8th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
Meeta
Thank you and nice to see you here and
have a great weekend
June 8th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Sandeepa!!
it was a combo made by one of my friend and i absolutely loved it so i tried my version!!
June 8th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
Hey Cynthia!!! thank u and I can’t stop blushing as its such a nice compliment.
I was under immense pressure about my weight and so u’r compliment made my day!!!
June 9th, 2007 at 3:13 am
hi padmaja ….just now i saw paener and capsicum and now paneer and chickpeas …..should have been an excellent combination ….wow !!!something really different
June 9th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Hi Padmaja - I love this recipe!! It looks absolutely delicious and very easy to do.
June 14th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
Hi Padmaja,
panner curry looks yummy…:)
June 22nd, 2007 at 3:13 pm
Looks so good! I am definitely going to try this. I tried my hand at recently and was very happy with the results. I think I will do it again and use it in this lovely dish.