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Paneer recipes | Indian paneer recipes

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Paneer recipes - Paneer is Indian cottage cheese. Homemade paneer or store bought, you can prepare a wide range of side dish, snack, breakfast or even desserts.

paneer recipes

Paneer is rich source of milk protein, calcium thus making it a boon for vegetarians. Now a days, paneer is available easily in shops if you feel you cannot prepare at home from scratch.

Fresh paneer, frozen, malai paneer are some variants available. Do check out all my paneer dishes and other collections in my website.

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If paneer is there at home, you can easily prepare side dish for flatbreads like paratha, phulka, roti etc. It also goes well with mild pulao or simple steamed rice and a vegetable sabji.

Not only this, you can also make snack varieties easily with paneer. It is easily kid's favorite and family favorite.

Sweets like rasgulla, sandesh, kheer can also be prepared with paneer. These desserts are prepared with fresh chenna (the ingredient you get while making paneer before setting it to blocks).

1. Homemade paneer

Learn how to make paneer from scratch in the post with detailed step by step photos, instructions, tips and tricks and a video as well.

How to make paneer (Step by step)

5 from 5 votes
How to make paneer at home with step by step pictures, to prepare homemade fresh paneer. This paneer will be enough to make a gravy to serve 3.
15 minutes
paneer-preparation

1. Paneer butter masala

When you think about paneer recipes, the first thing that comes to mind is paneer butter masala. Here's where you should start. Check out the recipe below.

Paneer butter masala recipe

5 from 12 votes
Paneer butter masala recipe with step by step pictures, video. The popular restaurant style gravy side dish for Indian flatbreads.
20 minutes
paneer butter masala

2. Palak paneer

Another famous dish you can prepare with this milky flavored cottage cheese is palak paneer. Check out the recipe below

Palak paneer recipe

5 from 2 votes
Palak paneer is a popular Indian side dish for flat breads. Instead of blanching, I like to sautee the palak for bright green colour. Step by step pictures post.
20 minutes
Palak paneer

3. Mutter paneer

Green peas and paneer make an absolutely delicious combo. With fresh ground spices in this gravy, it turns out totally a dhaba style Punjabi dish.

Matar paneer recipe

4.50 from 10 votes
Matar paneer recipe, mutter paneer is an Indian gravy side dish for Indian flat breads such as naan, roti, parathas. It has paneer and green peas as main ingredients.
20 minutes
Mutter paneer recipe

4. Shahi paneer

A popular restaurant style dish, rich with cream in tomato base. This paneer recipe is a perfect side dish for all Indian flat breads and mild pulaos.

Shahi paneer recipe

5 from 2 votes
Shahi paneer is a rich gravy made with paneer in a tomato based gravy with cream, butter to make it rich and delicious
25 minutes
Shahi-paneer-recipe

Quick & easy

1. Kadai paneer

Want to prepare something quick for lunch or dinner? Kadai paneer is most flavorful side dish you can prepare under 30 mins.

Kadai paneer recipe

4.93 from 13 votes
Kadai paneer is one of the easiest paneer recipes I make. Learn how to make the easiest kadai paneer, with simple method. Full video, stepwise pictures post
Kadai paneer recipe

2. Paneer sandwich

Quick fix for your hunger pangs, yet a filling one. Aren't they tempting. Learn how to make it below.

Paneer sandwich recipe

5 from 4 votes
Paneer sandwich is easy delicious, kid’s favorite sandwich. It can also be a quick fix for a filling tea time snack for your whole family.
20 minutes
paneer sandwich

3. Paneer dosa

If you have dosa batter, this is very easy to prepare home style paneer dosa. Do not forget to pair it up with peanut chutney as shown.

paneer dosa recipe

4.75 from 4 votes
Easy paneer dosa recipe, with simple method to prepare stuffed dosa. Perfect for breakfast and dinner.
20 minutes
paneer dosa

Snack time

1. Paneer pakora

With green chutney smeared in the paneer, it is delicious as such and very easy to prepare too.

Stuffed paneer pakora

5 from 3 votes
Stuffed paneer pakora with green chutney sandwiched between the paneer slices and made pakora. Full video, step by step pictures recipe.
20 minutes
stuffed-paneer-recipe

2. Momos

Paneer momos with wheat flour momo skin. A healthier version of the regular momo you make.

Paneer momos recipe

4.75 from 4 votes
Paneer momos is a famous street food in India. Homemade momos with a flavourful paneer stuffing and I made the outer covering dough with wheat flour. with step by step pictures, full video.
25 minutes
how-to-make-paneer-momos-1

3. Hariyali paneer tikka

Paneer with green marinade make a tasty snack. You do not even need a side dish, good as such.

Hariyali paneer tikka recipe

5 from 4 votes
Hariyali paneer tikka recipe, tasty jazzed up paneer tikka with green chutney mixed to the marinade. With quick video, step by step pictures.
20 minutes
hariyali-paneer-tikka

Specials

1. Pudina paneer

Have mint to finish? you can try this exotic white base gravy with fresh or dried mint.

Pudina paneer gravy recipe, Mint gravy

4.67 from 3 votes
Pudina paneer in white gravy, no tomato gravy for paneer. Quick video, stepwise pictures recipe. Pudina paneer gravy with dried mint
25 minutes
pudina-paneer

2. South Indian style paneer

Paneer kurma is best combination for chapathi and rice variety like ghee rice.

Paneer kurma recipe

5 from 3 votes
Learn how to make Paneer kurma. Paneer in a coconut, cashew, spices, onion, tomato based gravy. Fennel seeds makes the kurma really flavourful that will linger in your taste buds.
20 minutes
paneer-kurma-recipe

3. Paneer biryani

Layer style biryani with golden fried paneer and caramelized onion.

Paneer biryani recipe

5 from 2 votes
Paneer biryani recipe, layering style. Fragrant, delicious results with spices, kewra water, saffron for perfect biryani. Full video, stepwise pictures recipe.
40 minutes
paneer-biryani-recipe

4. Methi paneer

Paneer subji style with methi leaves and spices for a quick side dish fix.

Methi paneer dry

5 from 1 vote
Methi paneer dry style is a quick and easy to prepare side dish that goes well with both rice and roti.
15 minutes
methi-paneer

5. Pesto paneer sandwich

Have pesto in hand? This is a must try variation for surprising your family.

Pesto paneer sandwich recipe

4.50 from 2 votes
Pesto paneer sandwich recipe, a delicious sandwich with pesto twist. You can use store bought ready made pesto sauce for quick preparation, quite filling snack, perfect for hungry kids back from school.
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Add to other dishes

You can also add paneer to other regular dishes like the one below. The soft cottage cheese makes a good add to our regular pav bhaji taking to another level.

Paneer pav bhaji recipe

5 from 3 votes
Learn how to make Paneer pav bhaji recipe, step by step and full video recipe. A delicious twist to the regular pav bhaji, perfect for get togethers and birthday party menu.
30 minutes
paneer-pav-bhaji-recipe

Quickly marinate paneer and make pizza toppings with it. Perfect party dinner idea.

Paneer tikka pizza recipe

5 from 1 vote
Paneer tikka pizza recipe with step by step detailed pictures. Perfect to suit Indian taste buds with spicy paneer tikka marinade.
15 minutes
Paneer tikka pizza

Vegetable jalfrezi is best way to make your kids eat vegetables along with paneer. Make it as wrap or serve as sabji, any way you want.

Paneer Jalfrezi recipe

5 from 1 vote
Paneer jalfrezi is a quick sabji recipe with spices and masala powders. Filling and satisfying side dish or roll it in a roti for a quick bite or lunch box.
25 minutes
paneer jalfrezi

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  1. AparnaRajeshkumar

    what a collection ? though i prepared most of the thing. The clicks are pretty, to try again 😀

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  2. Sindhujabalaji

    Paneer paratha.....it simulate me to try now itself...lovely clicks

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  3. Traditionally Modern Cook

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  4. Saraswathychackravarthy

    Delicious preparation

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  5. poornima rajendran

    Hi raks superb collection....

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  6. mullai

    I keep making your kadai paneer again and again on popular demand !

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  7. Shama Nagarajan

    delicious yummy delights

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  8. Jayrajan G

    That's nice ! Apart from cooking , what u do in your spare time ?

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  9. najmunnisa ali

    Hi...iam a silent follower f urs..ur meduvada ws my frst try..n it w a a big hit. ..most f ur recipes hav been tried out...n been successful. .
    How mch pizzas wud ur pizza base yield??? Pls reply...

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  10. Raks anand

    My Pizza yeild one large pizza as we get in the shops.

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  11. The Gastronomic Bong

    Hi Raks, I have just started following you.. n your recipes are super.. I an a huge paneer lover.. and these paneer dishes look lip smacking..

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  12. ak sh

    Hi Raks m simply lovin all ur recipes .. u r doin great job.. ur my fav blogger... I hv tried few recipes n they turned out so good... keep up the good work

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  13. Mahalakshmi Sathiamoorthy

    All the recipes are looking so yummy and easy to make at home...thnks raji foe giving such awsm dishes

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  14. DSK

    Hi, I am fan of urs.. I do lot of recipes from ur site... I am cooking some paneer recipes... mostly kadai paneer.. sometimes I make paneer at home sometimes buy from shop... the problem is paneer dont taste well.. I mean it doesnt taste along with the dish.. it dont hav any taste AND DONT MINGLE WITH THE DISH... I searched so many places for solution.. but I couldnt find any.. can u advise...

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  15. Raks anand

    Paneer cannot absorb the spices to my knowledge, so do not taste paneer alone, have it with the masalas 🙂 If you want, you can cut the paneer into smaller cubes. I assume you are soaking the paneer in hot water before using.

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  16. Sumathi's Kitchen

    Good pics.Welcoming as always

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  17. Unknown

    Hi Raks,
    I'm a fan of yours too and each time I think of trying something new, I prefer to follow your recipes first and then check out for others......I would request to share paneer65 recipe since I did not find in your recipe index....

    Mamta.

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  19. Supraja Prahladh

    I enjoyed making many reciepes from this site. All of them came out well. It is because of the precise measurement helps furnished by ur site.. Thanks so much for making our lives easier..!! 😀 way to go..!

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