Paneer refers to fresh cheese and is used in a variety of Indian food recipes. Paneer pasta is one such dish where paneer is used as a substitute for Chicken/Beef/Meat. Preparation of paneer pasta is effortless with easy steps.
- Cooking oil is added in a frying pan and is heated at medium heat flame, Later chopped onion is added and is stir fry till they turn brown and soft.
- Ginger garlic paste is added along with chopped bell pepper, carrots and all the ingredients are stir fry for at least half a minute.
- Subsequently, Indian spices (Chili powder, turmeric, salt to taste) are added to the frying pan along with chicken stock (we used Maggi chicken stock) to enhance the flavor of the recipe.
- Tomato paste/puree is added to the frying pan and the whole setup is stir fry until bubbles are seen on the surface of the pan.
- Paneer is the last ingredient which is added in the pan and all the ingredients are then saute for at least a minute.
- When the paneer turns soft, a cup of water is added and the pan is heated for another minute and the flame is then turned off (Frying Pan 1 kept aside).
- In a separate pan water is boiled at least 5 minutes at medium flame, Later a pinch of salt and some cooking oil is added to the boiling water
- Pasta is then added to the boiling water and is heated for 5 minutes till the pasta turns soft
- The soft pasta from the boiling water is separated and is mixed with the ingredients of Frying pan 1 which was kept aside and is heated for a minute at low flame and is ready to serve.
P.S: This recipe is prepared by my wife