Paneer or the Indian cottage cheese is a type of cheese made from animal milk sources. It’s a very good source of protein, calcium, magnesium and has all the goodness of milk. But since it goes through few processes during the making of Paneer, so lactose is mostly eliminated and hence well suited for those with lactose intolerance as well.
Paneer is well popular these days as a vegan source of protein for vegetarians and those on vegan diet patterns. And here in this recipe I have incorporated this Indian Cheese / Paneer with a creamy garlic sauce and yes, its really a worth to try side dish to relish with breads, chapati, roti, dosa and even as noodles or spaghetti sauce.
Creamy Garlic Paneer | Paneer recipes | Vegan recipes for lunch or dinner
This is one of my favorite recipes in a vegan dish and love to relish it with breads, chapati, roti, dosa etc. So this time for you is a super delicious recipe of how to make Creamy Garlic Panner at home from the scratch.
Equipment
- 1 Frying Pan
- Basic Kitchen utensils
Ingredients
Marination
- 300 gms Paneer cubes
- 1 tbspn Garlic powder
- 1 tsp White pepper powder
- pinch Salt
- 1 tbspn Olive oil
Frying & Cooking Sauce
- 2 tbspn Olive oil
- 1 tbspn Garlic minced
- 1/2 cup Onion finely chopped
- pinch Mixed Herbs
- 1/2 tsp White pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp Red chilli flakes
- as reqd Salt
- 1/4 cup Basil leaves fresh
- 1/2 cup Cooking cream
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup Warm water
Instructions
Prep & Marination
- Take Paneer & cut to small cubes.
- Into a small bowl take all the marination ingredients and mix well.
- Then marinate all the Paneer cubes with the marinade prepared.
Shallow Frying
- Heat a frying pan and add Olive oil.
- Then place in all the Paneer cubes and fry on 1 side for 2-4 mins.
- Again flip to other side and fry till both sides are light brown & crispy.
- Once done, take then on a plate or a kitchen towel and keep aside.
Creamy garlic Sauce
- In a pan add, Olive oil and minced garlic and saute.
- Then add chopped Onion and saute till soft.
- Add the spices and roast them well.
- Then add warm water and bring to simmer.
- Next add Cooking cream & Parmesan cheese.
- Mix well and combine all the ingredients in the sauce, bring to simmer.
- Add the fried Paneer cubes and combine well.
- Lastly add some fresh Basil leaves to garnish.
- Off flame and serve !
