Spicy Paneer Capsicum Fry

Spicy Paneer Capsicum Fry

Need to make a quick side dish for my rotis, need to make a special paneer dish for my guests, need to avoid grinding for the gravy.....Go for Capsicum Panner Fry.!! A simplest, tastiest, quickest, healthy side dish for the Rotis.

Ingredients

Green Capsicum -  6 Medium Size

Onion - 1 Big

Tomato - 1 Medium

Paneer  -  16 oz cut into square cubes.

Jeera - 2 tsp.

Turmeric Powder - 1 tbsp

Red Chilly Powder  - 1 tbsp

Garam Masala Powder - 2 tbsp

Coriander Powder - 1 tbsp

Salt - 1 tbsp

Sugar - a small pinch

Coriander Leaves - To garnish

Olive Oil - 3 tbsp

Method

1. Wash the capsicum, tomato and cut into thin slices. Cut Onion also into thin slices.
2. Cut the fresh panner into small squares and keep it separately.
3. Add 2 tbsp of Olive oil into the kadai. When its heated, add jeera seeds into it.
4. Add slices onions first into the kadai. Add a pinch of salt into it while frying the onions. Fry for a minute.
5. Add sliced green capsicum pieces into the kadai. Cover the lid and cook it for 1-2 minutes. DONT ADD any water into the kadai at any stage.  Then open the lid and fry the capsicum and onion for another 5-6 minutes on medium flame.
6. Add a pinch of sugar and 1 tbsp of salt into the kadai.
7. Add all the powders into the veggie mix in the kadai. Mix everything thoroughly.
8. Then, add the paneer cubes into the kadai. Add the remaining 1 tbsp of Oil into the kadai.
9. Fry the contents on a medium flame. Carefully mix the contents till the capsicum gets cooked and fried nicely and paneer cubes get toasted slightly. Make sure that the paneer pieces do not break into pieces. Carefully stir the contents in the kadai.
10. Finally add the sliced tomatoes and mix it once again. Cover the lid of the kadai for just 2 minutes enough for the tomato slices to get cooked. Main purpose of tomatoes is to add some tangy taste to the dish.
11. Open the lid and keep it on medium flame for 2 minutes. Mix everything once again and switch off the heat. Garnish with coriander leaves.
12. Capsicum Paneer Sidedish is now ready to serve with Rotis.

Variations

If  "Red Capsicum" is available, try to add 1 red capsicum in this curry.  As red capsicum has some slight tangy, sweet, spicy flavour in it, it nicely enhances the taste of this paneer dish.

Tips

Good quality fresh paneer and fresh capsicum decides the taste of this dish.