Paneer Kalia

Where the spicy 'Macher kalia' tempts the people of non-vegetarian diet a lot, 'Paneer kalia', a mouth watering Bengali cuisine satisfies the tasting buds of vegetarian people.

Paneer Kalia is a wonderful curry which will surely bring variations into your daily meal. The sumptuous cuisine was first the innovative recipe of Bengali households and now with each passing day, it has gained popularity in the restaurants and various food courts also.

Nowadays, along with its non-vegetarian counterpart 'Macher kalia', 'Paneer kalia' is also became very famous in wedding receptions as well as birthday parties. Get ready to cook it in your own kitchen and serve hot with rice and chapaties.



Ingredients:
Cottage Cheese or Paneer: 250 gms
Potatoes: 4 big size
Onion: 2 medium size
Turmeric powder and red chilli powder : ½ tbls
Ginger Paste: 1 tbls
Oil- 4 tbls
Dahi- 4 tbls
Garam Masala paste: 1 tsp
Bay leaves
Water-2 cups
Sugar- ½ tsp
Salt to taste

Preparation:
To make this relishing dish, at first cut the paneer into small cubes, fry them lightly in oil or ghee and keep them aside. Boil 4 big size potatoes and mash them finely. Fry some bay leaves to the oil in the pan. After stirring it, add some sliced onion and saute it till they became brown. Add mash potatoes to it. Fry them well, so that they get mixed up with onion. Add turmeric, red chilli powder and ginger paste and fry till the masala is cooked. Blend the curd with little water and then add it to the cooked masala. Stir them well. Add 1 and half cup of water, salt and sugar to taste. Stir and bring to boil. Then add the fried paneer pieces. Stir them and add the garam masala paste. Simmer for 5 mins and remove from fire.

For garnishing, sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves over the curry and serve hot with rice.