Paneer Kolhapuri | No Onion No Garlic Paneer Kolhapuri

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Paneer Kolhapuri, a delicious Paneer recipe served as an accompaniment. Cottage cheese (Paneer) cooked in homemade fresh masala spices along with coconut making this gravy unique and tasty. Not only paneer is rich in protein but also favorite for everyone especially kids. This Paneer Kolhapuri is a real treat to our taste buds. Paneer Butter Masala, Kadai Paneer are some of the most common and popular Paneer varieties in any restaurants. But once we taste this Paneer Kolhapuri, this paneer recipe will become top in our favorite paneer recipes! This is a no onion no garlic version. We can make the same recipe with onions too.

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Tips for making Paneer Kolhapuri:

We can add red chili as part of the Kolhapuri masala instead of adding red chili powder in the gravy
Along with paneer, we can add mixed vegetables to make this gravy much richer
We can make large quantity of Kolhapuri masala and store in air-tight container and use that instead of making it every time
Relish Paneer Kolhapuri with Roti or rice

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Recipe Card Paneer Kolhapuri | No Onion No Garlic Paneer Kolhapuri:

Instructions with Step by Step Pictures:

Soak the cashews in warm water for 5 minutes

PREPARING KOLHAPURI MASALA

Dry roast the Kolhapuri masala ingredients except coconut till we get nice aroma. Then add coconut and fry till coconut turns light brown

Grind everything to a coarse powder. Kolhapuri Masala is now ready.

In a mixer jar add tomatoes, ginger, green chili and soaked cashews

Grind everything to a smooth paste

PREPARING GRAVY

Heat oil / butter in a pan. Add cumin seeds and allow it to sputter. Add ground tomato+spice+cashew paste and stir well. Then, add red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt and allow the tomato masala to cook in low flame till the oil oozes out and the masala becomes thick

Then, add the kolhapuri masala which we ground in step 2. After adding the masala, the mixture becomes very thickAdd water to adjust the consistency. Allow the masala to cook for couple of minutes.