Traditional Chanar Dal Recipe - Bengali Steel Paneer & Potato Gravy Recipe
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Traditional Chanar Dal Recipe - Bengali Steel Paneer & Potato Gravy Recipe

This homemade Traditional Chanar Dal Recipe - Bengali Steel Paneer & Potato Gravy Recipe recipe is flavorful, easy to prepare and suitable for Lunch diets....

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15 Min Prep

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60 Min Cook

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4 Servings

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Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 200 grams Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese) - cut into cubes
  • 2 Potato (Aloo) - peeled and cut into cubes
  • 2 Bay leaf (tej patta)
  • 2 Dry Red Chilli
  • 1 tablespoon Panch Phoran Masala - roasted and powdered
  • 1 Tomato - big sized
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera) - roasted and powdered
  • 1 teaspoon Ginger - grated
  • Salt - to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sugar
  • Sunflower Oil - as required

Instructions

1
To begin making the Chanar Dalna method, grind roasted cumin and grated ginger in a mortar pestle.incorporate red chilly ground mix and turmeric in a tablespoon of aqua and set it aside.In a heavy bottomed skillet fiery up cooking oil, mix in cubed potatoes and sauté till the edges turn brown.
2
Set it aside.mix in Paneer cubes to the same cooking oil and sauté till they turn gold.
3
Set it aside.mix in bay leaf and parched red chilly to the same skillet.
4
mix in cumin and ginger paste and saute till it turns brown.mix in red chilly and turmeric paste and incorporate it well, till the raw smell is gone.mix in finely sliced tomato and low-boil till it is cooked well and cooking oil separates.
5
mix in Paneer and Potato cubes to this.
6
low-boil for a minute.mix in 2 cups of aqua and low-boil till the potatoes are soft.
7
mix in powdered paanch phoran and give it a good incorporate.heat to boiling point till the curry base till it reaches the desired consistency and turn off the fiery up.offer Chanar Dalna with steamed rice and Bengali Luchi and Watermelon Smoothie method for a weekend brunch.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
Bengali Recipes
Course
Lunch
Diet
Vegetarian
Total Time
75 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

15 mins

Cooking Time

60 mins

Total Time

75 mins
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