I was so excited when my regular grocery store started carrying paneer. Paneer is a mild Indian cooking cheese. It looks like a brick of mozzarella, but don’t be fooled, because this doesn’t act like mozzarella at all. It doesn’t melt. Whoa, right? You can eat it raw, but I prefer it cooked sauteed in a little butter. Mmmm. It’s a great meat substitute in Indian dishes and you’ll see it on the menu at your favorite Indian restaurant. Fun fact, McDonalds sells McSpicy Paneer Sandwiches in India.
My 5, almost 6 year old loves having paneer, especially in this dish. “Do we get the sauce with the cheese stuff over the rice Mom? Because I love that!” My kids aren’t even that brave of eaters. In fact, they shy away from most stuff, but this looks dish looks strangely familiar to them so it was easy to get them to try it The sauce looks like spaghetti sauce, and they are all for chunks of cheese. Serve it over rice, which they eat by the heaping spoonful, and they don’t realize what an “exotic” meal they are eating. One of my favorite things about this dish is that it is a 15 minute meal. It’s always good to have a few of those kinds of recipes up your sleeve!
First thank you….. Where do I find gram masala ???
I’ve watched many of your videos and they’re super easy although I am a seasoned cook when trying other ethnic dishes thank you for making it easy I’m a big fan of spices when I go to a new store you’ll find me in the spice section I found myself in an Indian store one time and went ahead and picked up garam masala and don’t know what to use it for but after watching your Indian dishes I will definitely give it a try now keep up the good work thank you for being so pleasant and honestly you should be on the Food Network
Have you ever made Saag Paneer? If you ever do, please post your recipe. It is one of my favorite dishes at our local Indian restaurant. Thanks!
I'm a big fan of Saag Paneer myself! I'll have to add that recipe into my lineup 🙂