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Shorshe paneer (Cottage Cheese in Mustard Sauce) | Shorshe Narkel Paneer

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: dinner, lunch, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Bangladeshi, Bengali, Indian
Keyword: bhapa paneer, chana recipe, Sarson paneer, shorshe narkel paneer, Shorshe Paneer
Servings: 4
Author: Arpita@Gastronomic Bong

Equipment

  • large thick bottomed pan
  • Large bowl

Ingredients

  • 250 gma Paneer Cut into cubes and marinate with a pinch of salt and turmeric powder
  • 1/2 cup Green peas
  • 2-3 Green chillies, slit
  • 5-6 tbsp Yogurt
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder plus extra for marinating paneer pieces
  • 1 tsp Sugar/sweetener
  • Salt to taste
  • 3-4 tbsp Mustard Oil
  • handful coriander leaves chopped

Ground to paste

  • 1 1/2 tbsp Mustard seeds
  • 2 tsp Posto/white poppy seeds
  • 2 tbsp freshly grated coconut
  • 8-9 cashew nuts
  • 2 green chillies

Instructions

  • Soak the mustard seeds and poppy seeds in 3-4 tbsp of lukewarm water for 5 mins.
  • Then add the cashew nuts, grated coconut and green chillies to the mustard seeds and poppy seeds and ground to a fine paste.
  • In a large bowl add the yogurt, turmeric powder, salt, sugar and the prepared mustard paste and mix everything well. Now tip in the paneer pieces, green peas and 1 tbsp of mustard oil and mix.
  • Heat 2-3 tbsp of mustard oil in a large pan. Allow it to smoke then lower the heat and let it cool a bit. Then temper the oil with green chillies.
  • Once they splatter slowly pour the paneer yogurt mustard mixture and stir everything well. Now cover and cook for 10 -15 minutes, stirring intermittently.
  • When you see the oil separating from the sides, take it off the heat.
  • Serve it hot with rice.

Notes

If you can not find paneer at your nearest store, then make you own. Here is my recipe to fresh homemade PANEER.
 
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