Kadai Paneer is a vibrant, tangy, deeply spiced paneer recipe that’s excellent for having fun with all yr spherical. Made with Indian pantry staples like onions, tomatoes, capsicum (inexperienced bell peppers) and Indian spices, this shiny dish comes collectively in half-hour. I share two methods to make this curry – a semi dry restaurant fashion model and a spicy house fashion gravy.
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Kadai Paneer
Because the identify suggests, Kadai Paneer is a recipe utilizing Indian fashion cottage cheese. Paneer is a recent cheese made by curdling milk with lemon juice or vinegar. Not like American fashion cottage cheese that’s unfastened and has particular person curds, paneer is agency (like tofu), non-melting and might be simply lower into cubes.
Resulting from its texture, paneer makes a wonderful addition in lots of Indian curry recipes like Paneer Butter Masala, Palak Paneer, Shahi Paneer and Matar Paneer.
The phrase kadai refers to a humble piece of Indian cookware; a kadai is much like a Chinese language wok, however with steeper sides and extra depth. This complete dish is made within the kadai, and thus the dish is known as “Kadai Paneer” or “Karahi Paneer”.
Substances You Want
Other than the paneer itself, the three quintessential substances added to kadai paneer are: onions, capsicum (inexperienced bell peppers) and tomatoes.
A freshly floor spice combination constructed from coriander seeds and dry crimson chillies – often called kadai masala can be added. If you happen to wouldn’t have these entire spices to grind at house, you may merely add floor spices like turmeric, crimson chili powder, garam masala and coriander as a substitute.
That stated, the freshly pounded kadai masala does lend a superbly daring taste to the recipe – if doable, I like to recommend you make it recent.
Kadai Paneer Restaurant Model
Kadai Paneer is among the best and most scrumptious paneer recipes round. It’s a excellent recipe for when you’ve got surprising visitors, or you might be too drained or in no temper for an elaborate dish. Significantly, that is a kind of recipes it is best to preserve readily available for hectic weeknights!
This restaurant fashion kadai paneer recipe makes for a semi-dry and mildly spiced curry. It makes use of a freshly floor kadai masala that’s made with entire spices. Whereas many spices are used within the masala, coriander seeds and Kashmiri chiles are probably the most notable.
I tailored this easy kadai paneer recipe from the cookbook “Prashad – Cooking with Indian Masters” by Jiggs Kalra.
Step-by-Step Information
How one can Make Kadai Paneer
Make Kadai Masala
1. In a spice-grinder, mixer-grinder or mortar-pestle, take 1.5 tablespoons coriander seeds and 5 to six Kashmiri crimson chilies.
TIP: Tear or break the dry chillies and take away the seeds earlier than you make the kadai masala. Additionally be sure that your spices are recent and with none molds or bugs.
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2. Grind to a semi nice powder or a nice powder should you want. Put aside.
![ground kadai masala](https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/kadai-paneer-recipe-03.jpg)
Sauté onions, tomatoes & spices
3. In a kadai, warmth 3 tablespoons oil. Add ⅓ to ½ cup finely chopped onions.
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4. Sauté onions on medium-low to medium warmth till they soften and switch translucent.
![onions sautéed until translucent and softened](https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/kadai-paneer-recipe-06.jpg)
5. Then add 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste.
![ginger garlic paste added to onions](https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/kadai-paneer-recipe-07.jpg)
6. Sauté for just a few seconds until the uncooked aroma of ginger-garlic goes away.
![ginger garlic paste being sautéed with a spoon](https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/kadai-paneer-recipe-08.jpg)
7. Now add 2.5 to three cups finely chopped tomatoes. The tomatoes need to be ripe, crimson and candy. If tomatoes are usually not in season, I like to recommend utilizing canned tomatoes that you simply pulse in a meals processor or finely chopped cherry tomatoes.
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8. Combine nicely and sauté tomatoes for 3 to 4 minutes on a medium-low to medium warmth.
![tomatoes being sautéed with aromatics](https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/kadai-paneer-recipe-11.jpg)
9. Then add the bottom kadai masala to the tomatoes.
![ground kadai masala added to tomatoes](https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/kadai-paneer-recipe-12.jpg)
10. Combine nicely. Sauté the tomatoes until the entire combination turns right into a paste and begins separating from the oil. (This methodology known as ‘bhunao’ in Hindi.) This tomato kadai masala paste will even start to thicken and develop into shiny.
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Sauté capsicum
11. Now add ¾ to 1 cup capsicum julienne (skinny slices).
![thin capsicum slices added to tomato masala](https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/kadai-paneer-recipe-15.jpg)
12. Sauté the capsicum for 3 to 4 minutes on medium-low to medium warmth.
NOTE: You should use crimson, orange, yellow or inexperienced coloured capsicum, or a mixture of varied coloured bell peppers will also be added.
![sautéing capsicum](https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/kadai-paneer-recipe-16.jpg)
13. Add 1 to 2 inexperienced chilies or 1 small serrano pepper (slit) and about ½ cup water. Add much less or extra water as required.
![water being added](https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/kadai-paneer-recipe-18.jpg)
14. Combine very nicely and sauté till the capsicum is al dente. If you happen to want, you may prepare dinner the capsicum fully, however I want a little bit of crunch to the dish.
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15. As soon as the capsicum is cooked to your liking, add garam masala powder and salt as required. Combine these with the remainder of the masala.
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Assemble Kadai Paneer
16. Now add the paneer cubes (250 grams).
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17. Once more, combine very nicely.
![paneer cubes evenly mixed with dry curry sauce](https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/kadai-paneer-recipe-23.jpg)
18. Lastly add 1 teaspoon crushed kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves), ginger julienne (from 1 inch ginger) and a couple of tablespoons coriander leaves. Combine once more and switch off the warmth.
NOTE: If you happen to wouldn’t have kasuri methi, then merely omit them. Contemporary ginger is a should, so don’t skip; it imparts a substantial amount of recent, zesty taste to the dish.
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19. Serve Kadai Paneer scorching from the pan with roti, naan, Paratha or pudina paratha.
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Serving Ideas
This semi-dry model of kadai paneer tastes good with any form of Indian flatbreads like naan, roti or paratha; although you can even have it with bread or dinner rolls to sop up the sauce. Serve with a facet of onion rings and lemon wedges.
A extra modern thought could be to make grilled sandwiches, toasties or a wrap or Kathi Roll with the restaurant fashion kadai paneer; they’ll style superior! Add some melting cheese to make these heat sandwiches much more tasty.
You possibly can additionally make a pizza with the semi-dry kadai paneer and mozzarella cheese as toppings.
About Kadai Paneer Gravy (Residence Model)
That is spicy and attractive Kadai Paneer recipe has a curry or gravy base. The curry is barely spicy and tangy than the model of the dry kadai paneer which I’ve shared above.
NOTE: This kadai paneer gravy recipe makes use of lots of tomatoes – so be sure that they’re ripe and candy.
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The curry variation additionally contains the kadai masala. As I’ve talked about above, the kadai masala made with freshly floor coriander and dry crimson chillies add lots of taste within the dish.
Kadai Paneer Gravy is greatest eaten with roti, paratha or rumali roti or naan and in addition with plain steamed rice or cumin rice.
Step-by-Step Information
How one can make Kadai Paneer Gravy
Roast Spices
1. First roast 5 teaspoon coriander seeds and 4 to five dry Kashmiri crimson chilies (seeds eliminated) in a pan on a low warmth until fragrant. Take care to not burn them.
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2. When the spices cool, grind each of them in a spice-grinder or mixer-grinder to a semi-fine or nice powder.
Keep away from protecting the powder coarse as then the gravy has grits and the masala comes within the mouth whereas consuming.
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Make Kadai Masala Gravy
3. In a pan warmth 4 tablespoon butter or oil or ghee (clarified butter). Then add the ginger-garlic paste (1.5 inch ginger, chopped + 7 to eight medium sized chopped garlic, crushed in a mortar-pestle to a nice paste). Sauté until their uncooked aroma disappears.
![ginger-garlic paste being sautéed in butter](https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/kadai-paneer-recipe3.jpg)
4. Then add 2 medium sized chopped onions (100 grams) and sauté until translucent.
![onions being sautéed](https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/kadai-paneer-recipe4.jpg)
5. Add the freshly floor coriander and kashmiri crimson chilli powder. Additionally add 1 to 2 chopped inexperienced chillies (about 1 teaspoon chopped chillies).
![kadai masala and green chilies added](https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/kadai-paneer-recipe5.jpg)
6. Combine and stir nicely.
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7. Add 2 small to mediums-sized finely chopped tomatoes. Sauté till the tomatoes soften and develop into pulpy. Additionally, you will see oil releasing from the perimeters of the onion-tomato masala.
When the chopped tomatoes have softened fully, then solely add the tomato puree (5 small to medium-sized tomatoes, pureed in a blender).
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8. Stir nicely and proceed to sauté until you see oil leaving the perimeters. About 9 to 10 minutes on a low to medium-low warmth.
![tomato puree mixed well](https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/kadai-paneer-recipe8.jpg)
9. Add 1 small to medium sized capsicum (inexperienced bell pepper) julienne. Stir and simmer for two to three minutes on a low to medium flame.
You possibly can add any number of capsicum or bell pepper – inexperienced, yellow or crimson. Including a mixture of totally different coloured bell pepper look pretty in addition to style nice.
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10. Add ½ to ¾ cup of water and salt (as required). Proceed to simmer for some 7 to eight minutes. As soon as the gravy is finished, you’ll some oil specks on the highest.
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11. Then add ½ tablespoon crushed kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves) and ¾ to 1 teaspoon garam masala powder. Stir the gravy.
Skip should you wouldn’t have the dried fenugreek leaves.
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Make Kadai Paneer Gravy
12. Then add 250 to 300 grams paneer cubes or slices. Combine gently.
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13. Change off the warmth. Don’t overcook the paneer as then it is going to develop into chewy and also you received’t get the specified texture within the paneer.
You can even add 2 tablespoons mild cream or low-fat cream or 1 tablespoon heavy cream at this step and gently combine the cream within the gravy.
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14. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves, ginger julienne or grated paneer. Don’t skip on both coriander leaves (cilantro) or ginger julienne.
Each add loads of freshness, particularly the ginger hits you with its heat and pungent style.
Serve kadai paneer gravy with roti, naan, steamed rice or cumin rice or peas pulao or biryani rice.
![kadai paneer recipe gravy in a small copper kadai garnished with coriander sprigs and grated paneer](https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/kadai-paneer-gravy.jpg)
Suggestions
Skilled Suggestions
- No Kadai? No drawback. Merely use a frying pan or a wok.
- Home made Kadai Masala: Coriander seeds and dried crimson chillies go within the kadai masala, making it fragrant and pungent. You can even add a little bit of cloves, cinnamon, inexperienced cardamom within the masala should you like.
- Use chili peppers which have low-medium warmth. Extremely pungent scorching chilies will make the recipe too spicy. If you happen to can, I recommend utilizing Kashmiri Purple Chillies, as they’re low in warmth and impart a vibrant orange-red shade within the recipe.
If Kashmiri chilies are unavailable, then use any Indian dry crimson chillies which have a low-medium warmth high quality. Change the amount relying on the warmth and pungency of the chilies. Since crimson chilies are added within the recipe, you don’t want so as to add crimson chili powder.
- How one can grind the spices: The spices for kadai masala might be simply floor in a small grinder or a spice grinder. To make the pounding simpler in a mortar pestle, dry roast the crimson chilies and coriander seeds first.
- Use Excessive High quality Paneer: It’s at all times higher to make use of Homemade Paneer each time doable, although you need to use packaged store-bought paneer in a pinch. Learn the directions on the package deal on find out how to use the paneer. Frozen paneer cubes have to be soaked in scorching water earlier than including them within the dish.
- Select Ripe Tomatoes: Use tomatoes that are ripe, crimson and candy. Don’t use tart, inexperienced or bitter tomatoes.
- Any Onions Will Do: You should use both crimson, yellow or white onions.
- Capsicum (Bell Pepper) Shade Isn’t Necessary: Often, inexperienced bell pepper is added on this dish, however you may break the norm and use crimson or yellow bell pepper. With crimson or yellow bell pepper, the dish can have good, subtly candy tones.
- Don’t Overlook a Garnish: Don’t forget to garnish your completed kadai paneer with some ginger julienne and recent coriander leaves!
- Vegan Choice: Use tofu as a substitute of paneer and use oil as a substitute of butter or ghee.
FAQs
About 1 to 2 tablespoons should do it, relying in your most well-liked degree of warmth.
The spiciness of the masala is instantly associated to the kind of chili you utilize and the quantity of capsaicin it incorporates. If you wish to mellow out the warmth, you may add a little bit of heavy cream, malai, or dried milk powder to the combo – dairy helps to dam capsaicin (the compound that tastes “spicy”) out of your style receptors.
I’ve additionally discovered that including just a few spoonfuls of mashed potatoes will help to mitigate the warmth, although it’ll change the feel and look of the curry a bit.
Caring in your cookware is among the greatest issues you are able to do to save cash. First, be sure that your kadai is correctly seasoned. Subsequent, don’t use a scrubber in your kadai, quite use a sponge with detergent.
For very cussed stains you may combine some baking soda, vinegar and water and warmth this resolution within the pan itself. Then, utilizing a sponge, wipe the answer over stains or marks. As soon as the iron kadai is clear and dry, then ought to be no must re-season it.
In case meals begins sticking otherwise you don’t plan on utilizing your kadai for some time: after you’ve got cleaned and dried the kadai, unfold a skinny layer of oil previous to storing it. There isn’t a must warmth this oil.
Sure, merely add a pinch or two of asafetida to imitate the allium flavors.
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Kadai Paneer Recipe
Kadai Paneer is a tangy, deeply spiced paneer dish that’s excellent for having fun with all yr spherical. Made with Indian pantry staples like onions, tomatoes, capsicum (inexperienced bell peppers) and Indian spices, this shiny dish comes collectively in half-hour.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Prepare dinner Time 25 minutes
Complete Time 30 minutes
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Making kadai paneer
In a kadai or frying pan, warmth oil. Add finely chopped onions and sauté them until they flip translucent.
Then add ginger-garlic paste. Saute until the uncooked aroma of ginger-garlic goes away.
Now add the finely chopped tomatoes. Saute tomatoes for 3 to 4 minutes.
Then add the bottom kadai masala to the tomatoes.
Saute the tomatoes until the entire combination develop into like a paste and begins to depart oil. The combination will even look shiny and you will note oil releasing from the perimeters.
Now add the capsicum julienne. Saute the capsicum for about 3 to 4 minutes.
Then add inexperienced chilies and water.
Combine very nicely and saute until the capsicum is half-cooked.
Add salt and garam masala powder. Combine these nicely.
Subsequent add the paneer cubes and gently stir to mix with the sautéed masala base.
Lastly add crushed frenugreek leaves, ginger julienne and coriander leaves. Combine once more.
Serving Ideas
Serve kadai paneer, scorching or heat with Indian flat breads – roti, paratha or naan. You can even serve it with a tender bread or fluffy dinner rolls. Bear in mind to serve with a facet of thinly sliced onions and lemon wedges.
You may make grilled sandwiches, toasties or a wrap or roll with the dry kadai paneer. Add some melting cheese when making these heat sandwiches or rolls.
One other thought is to make a pizza with the semi-dry kadai paneer and mozzarella cheese as toppings.
- Kadai: If you happen to wouldn’t have a kadai, merely make the recipe in a frying pan or a wok.
- Kadai Masala: The kadai masala is made with coriander seeds and dried crimson chillies. A little bit of cloves, cinnamon, inexperienced cardamom will also be added within the kadai masala.
- Dry Purple Chillies: Use dry crimson chillies which have low to medium warmth. Pungent and scorching chillies will make the recipe too spicy. If doable add dry kashmiri crimson chillies since they aren’t very popular and provides a pleasant orange-red shade to the dish. If you happen to wouldn’t have Kashmiri chilies, then use any Indian dry crimson chillies which have a low to medium warmth high quality.
- Grinding the spices: You’ll be able to grind the spices for kadai masala in a small grinder or a spice grinder. To make the pounding simpler in a mortar pestle, dry roast the crimson chilies and coriander seeds.
- Paneer: It’s higher to make use of selfmade paneer. You’ll be able to even use packaged store-bought paneer. Learn the directions on the package deal on find out how to use the paneer. Frozen paneer cubes have to be soaked in scorching water earlier than including them within the dish.
- Tomatoes: Use tomatoes that are ripe, crimson and with a candy style. Don’t use very tart or bitter tomatoes.
- Onions: Each crimson onions and white onions might be added within the recipe.
- Capsicum (Bell Pepper): Often inexperienced bell pepper is added within the dish. However you need to use crimson or yellow bell pepper. With crimson or yellow bell pepper, the dish get good refined candy tones. The capsicum are lower in strips or julienne. The capsicum will also be diced, however making julienne means sooner cooking.
- Garnish: Don’t forget to garnish with some ginger julienne and coriander leaves. Particularly, the ginger julienne impart zesty, heat and pungent notes whereas consuming.
- Vegan Choice: Use tofu as a substitute of paneer and use oil as a substitute of butter or ghee.
- Serving Ideas: The semi dry model of Kadai paneer tastes good with roti or naan or paratha (Indian flat breads). The gravy model pairs nicely with steamed rice, jeera rice (cumin rice), peas pulao and even roti or naan. Serve with a facet of onion rings and lemon wedges.
Vitamin Details
Kadai Paneer Recipe
Quantity Per Serving (4 g)
Energy 321 Energy from Fats 243
% Each day Worth*
Fats 27g42%
Saturated Fats 10g63%
Ldl cholesterol 41mg14%
Sodium 428mg19%
Potassium 325mg9%
Carbohydrates 12g4%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 10g20%
Vitamin A 1058IU21%
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) 1mg67%
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 1mg59%
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 1mg5%
Vitamin B6 1mg50%
Vitamin C 41mg50%
Vitamin E 5mg33%
Vitamin Okay 11µg10%
Calcium 328mg33%
Vitamin B9 (Folate) 19µg5%
Iron 1mg6%
Magnesium 21mg5%
Phosphorus 39mg4%
Zinc 1mg7%
* P.c Each day Values are primarily based on a 2000 calorie weight loss plan.
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Kadai Paneer Gravy (Homestyle)
A barely spicy and tangy curry recipe of Indian cottage cheese cooked with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers and freshly floor kadai masala in a kadai or wok.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Prepare dinner Time 20 minutes
Complete Time 40 minutes
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Preparation
First roast the coriander and dry kashmiri crimson chilies in a pan on a low warmth until fragrant.
When the spices cool, grind each of them in a grinder to a semi nice powder. Maintain apart.
Finely chop the onions. Julienne (lower into very skinny strips) the capscium/inexperienced bell pepper.
Finely chop 2 tomatoes. Roughly chop 5 tomatoes and add them to the blender. Make a puree of the tomatoes. Maintain the tomato puree apart.
Crush the ginger-garlic to a nice paste in a mortar-pestle.
Making kadai paneer gravy
In a pan warmth butter or oil or ghee. Then add the ginger-garlic paste and saute until their uncooked aroma disappears.
Then add the chopped onions and saute until clear.
Add the bottom coriander and kashmiri crimson chilli powder that we made. Additionally add inexperienced chilies. combine nicely.
Then add the finely chopped tomatoes and sauté until the tomatoes develop into pulpy and also you see oil releasing from the perimeters of the tomato masala.
Then add tomato puree.
Stir nicely and proceed to saute until you see oil leaving the perimeters. About 9 to 10 minutes on a low flame.
Add the capsicum/inexperienced bell pepper julienne. Stir and simmer for two to three minutes on a low to medium flame.
Add water and salt and proceed to simmer for some 7 to eight minutes.
Later add crushed kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves) and garam masala powder and stir.
Add paneer cubes or slices. Stir gently. Prepare dinner the paneer for about 1 to 2 minutes.
You can even 2 tbsp of cream towards the top. Simply stir the cream gently within the gravy.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and Serve Kadai Paneer Gravy with rotis, naan, steamed rice or jeera rice.
- The gravy is tangy and this comes from the tomatoes. If you happen to want to steadiness the tang, then add some cream in direction of the top.
- Use recent crimson and ripe tomatoes on this recipe. Keep away from utilizing tomatoes that are bitter.
- The recipe is barely spicy. Cut back the amount of crimson chilies should you don’t need any spiciness.
- The dry Kashmiri crimson chillies added right here, give a pleasant crimson shade to the gravy accompanied with the tomatoes. Kashmiri chilies have much less warmth as in comparison with different sorts of crimson chilies. If you happen to don’t have Kashmiri chilies, then use any Indian dry crimson chillies. Merely cut back the amount relying on the warmth and pungency of the chilies.
Vitamin Details
Kadai Paneer Gravy (Homestyle)
Quantity Per Serving
Energy 339 Energy from Fats 234
% Each day Worth*
Fats 26g40%
Saturated Fats 15g94%
Ldl cholesterol 68mg23%
Sodium 1017mg44%
Potassium 561mg16%
Carbohydrates 16g5%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 11g22%
Vitamin A 1895IU38%
Vitamin C 109.5mg133%
Calcium 348mg35%
Iron 1.4mg8%
* P.c Each day Values are primarily based on a 2000 calorie weight loss plan.
This kadai paneer recipe put up from the archives first revealed in September 2009 has been republished and up to date on 4 December 2021.
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