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Kadai Paneer Sabzi recipe, How to make Kadai Paneer Subzi

Tarla Dalal
17 December, 2024


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kadai paneer subzi recipe | restaurant style kadai paneer sabzi | homemade kadai paneer sabzi | with amazing images.
Treat yourself to this fine sabzi, made in traditional restaurant style kadai paneer, spiced up with an assortment of spices and pastes. Kadai paneer is the most commonly ordered dish in every restaurant. It is a spicy and delicious sabzi. It is on the menu of almost every Indian restaurant.
Making kadai paneer subzi is no rocket science you can easily make it by following our delicious recipe. To make kadai paneer subzi recipe, How to make Kadai Paneer Subzi. Combine coriander seeds and the red chillies in a mixer and blend to a coarse powder. Keep aside. Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick kadhai, add the ginger paste, garlic paste. Then rub the dry fenugreek leaves between your palm and add, sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds. Add the capsicum and the coarse powder and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, sugar, salt and ¼ cup of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 5 to 6 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Add the paneer and coriander, toss it lightly and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute. Serve kadai paneer subzi hot with naan, chapati or kulcha.
The addition of dried fenugreek leaves gives the Kadai Paneer Subzi its characteristic taste, while capsicum and tomatoes complement the paneer well in texture, flavour and volume too.
The tinges of ginger and garlic add a pungent dimension to this flavourful homemade kadai paneer sabzi, which goes very well with puris and rotis.
For a complete meal combo serve homemade kadai paneer sabzi along with Dal Amritsari and Jeera Rice.
Check out our collection of best paneer recipes to learn various other Paneer recipes.
Enjoy kadai paneer subzi recipe | restaurant style kadai paneer sabzi | homemade kadai paneer sabzi | with detailed step by step photos and video below.
Kadai Paneer Subzi recipe - How to make Kadai Paneer Subzi
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Preparation Time
20 Mins
Cooking Time
9 Mins
Total Time
29 Mins
Makes
3 servings
Ingredients
For Kadai Paneer Subzi
1 1/2 cups paneer (cottage cheese) cubes
5 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli , broken into pieces
2 tsp coriander (dhania) seeds
2 tbsp ghee
1/2 tsp ginger (adrak) paste
1 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste
1 tsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
3/4 cup capsicum cubes
2 cups finely chopped tomato
1 tsp sugar
salt to taste
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
Method
For kadai paneer subzi
- To make kadai paneer subzi, combine the coriander seeds and the red chillies in a mixer and blend to a coarse powder. Keep aside.
- Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick kadhai, add the ginger paste, garlic paste and dry fenugreek leaves and sauté on a medium flame for few seconds.
- Add the capsicum and the coarse powder and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add the tomatoes, sugar, salt and ¼ cup of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 5 to 6 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the paneer and coriander, toss it lightly and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Serve the kadai paneer subzi hot.
Kadai Paneer Sabzi recipe, How to make Kadai Paneer Subzi Video by Tarla Dalal
Kadai Paneer Subzi recipe with step by step photos
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- The soft, fresh paneer is a rich-source of protein. It blends amazingly well with various gravies to make delightful paneer sabzis. Like kadai paneer sabzi recipe| restaurant style kadai paneer sabzi | homemade kadai paneer sabzi | then here are some popular paneer subzi recipes :
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To make the kadai paneer sabzi recipe| restaurant style kadai paneer sabzi | homemade kadai paneer sabzi | in a mixer, put the coriander seeds. Make sure they are cleant well as at times there may be insects in it.
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Remove the stalk and add the whole red chillies. It is advisable to break whole chillies in pieces before adding to the jar which would help in blending easily.
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Blend to a coarse powder. It means to only blend a few times till you feel a coarse texture. Keep aside.
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In a deep non-stick kadhai, add the ghee and allow it to heat up a little. Add the ginger paste and garlic paste. It is always better to make this and store in the deep freezer in an air-tight container and use it as it saves a lot of time.
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Add the dry fenugreek leaves. Always rub it between your palms and then add as it gives a better flavour.
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Sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
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Add the capsicum. We have used green coloured capsicum but if you wish you can add red or yellow capsicum.
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Add the blended coarse powder.
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Sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
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Add the tomatoes. Use the red tomatoes and not the greenish ones.
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Add the sugar. This is added to balance the tanginess from tomatoes.
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Add the salt and ¼ cup of water.
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Mix well.
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Cook on a medium flame for 5 to 6 minutes, while stirring in between.
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Add the paneer cubes. Always use soft and fresh paneer as that is the main ingredient of the Kadai paneer recipe. To make paneer at home, refer our detailed recipe of How to make Paneer.
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Add the coriander to the kadai paneer subzi | restaurant style kadai paneer sabzi | homemade kadai paneer sabzi |.
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Toss gently. If you toss kadai paneer sabzi | kadai paneer recipe | restaurant style kadai paneer | vigorously the paneer cubes will break.
- Cook Kadai Paneer Sabzi on a medium flame for 1 minute.
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Serve the kadai paneer sabzi| restaurant style kadai paneer sabzi | homemade kadai paneer sabzi | hot with Butter Naan.
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To make the kadai paneer sabzi recipe| restaurant style kadai paneer sabzi | homemade kadai paneer sabzi | in a mixer, put the coriander seeds. Make sure they are cleant well as at times there may be insects in it.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Energy | 325 cal |
Protein | 11.1 g |
Carbohydrates | 12.7 g |
Fiber | 2.6 g |
Fat | 25.5 g |
Cholesterol | 0 mg |
Sodium | 15.6 mg |
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Rasida Bootwala
March 13, 2025, midnight

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thanks Rasida. We are delighted you loved the recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback.

riddhi patel
March 13, 2025, midnight
your recipes r too good.... but I have a query why we r not able to see videos of recipes in this Tara dalal app... same recipe I have seen video in Instagram when you add as a story otherwise we r not able to see video.. can you help me out from where can I see videos of your recipes... I just love your all receipes.. I have tried many of them they are just delicious...

barbra
March 13, 2025, midnight
it''s grate and i love these jar snacks perfect list

Chetna jobalia
March 13, 2025, midnight
Very very superb jar snacks perfect reshipi thank you so much mam

meenu
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi mam,apki pahle wali kadhayi paneer step by step Jada achi thi pls wo hi post kijiye

Chetna jobalia
March 13, 2025, midnight

Foodie #517620
March 13, 2025, midnight
very tasty and easy to cook. my family and friends enjoyed it alot

Foodie #661453
March 13, 2025, midnight
I really enjoyed it with peas pulao..it was a yummm... combination.

Runjhun
March 13, 2025, midnight
I am a big fan of your recipes and have made this recipe so many times and every time got appreciation from everyone. Superb taste :)

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Runjhun , we are delighted you loved the Kadai Paneer Subzi recipe and it came out perfectly. Thanks for the feedback. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.

shankar
March 13, 2025, midnight
I have tried the bhadang. Instead of green chillies red chilly powder and few dry chillie during frying.

zenie
March 13, 2025, midnight

Sushmita iyer
March 13, 2025, midnight
Wow! You''re recipes are amazing.....loved it..... my friends had come over and they totally appreciated it.......it turned out so well!!!! The credit is all yours...

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Sushmita , we are delighted you and your friends loved the Kadai Paneer Subzi recipe and it came out perfectly. Thanks for the feedback. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking. Note, the credit goes to you for making it.

Foodie #642913
March 13, 2025, midnight
Tasty n yameeee

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thanks. Please continue to review recipes which you have made and loved from tarladalal.com It will help thousands of food lovers to try the recipe based on your review.

Archana M
March 13, 2025, midnight
Kadai Paneer, a super, subzi, with chunky veggies which gives a nice juicy feel when you eat.. The spices used are very simple.. but yet so tasty.. I served this with Butter naan.. and it was just wow..

Abhishek Kaushik
March 13, 2025, midnight
Bit dryish gravy unlike shown in the pic, but undoubtedly very tasty.

Foodie #618547
March 13, 2025, midnight
Love this recipe.

jinalthapliyal
March 13, 2025, midnight
It tastes awesome.. Have tried it thrice. The combination of garlic in ghee and other spices prepares a mouth-watering subzi..

Nisha sharma
March 13, 2025, midnight
Spellbinding taste ! I have tried this recipe first time and amazed with this awesome dish ...thanks to these amazing tips!

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Nisha , we are delighted you loved the Kadai Paneer Subzi recipe and it came out perfectly. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.

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March 13, 2025, midnight

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Pradeep panicker
March 13, 2025, midnight
mam, I had completed the cooking as per recipe described. then, just thought of looking into the video . OMG!! To my surprise, I found the attached video completely different in cooking methods abd ingredients w.r.t. the recipe. who so mam ??

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
There are 2 ways of making kadai paneer. The video was of a different method. It has been removed from this recipe. Thank you for bringing it to our notice. Keep trying more recipes and sharing your feedback with us.