Mixed Vegetable and Paneer Curry

Mixed Vegetable and Paneer Curry is a great way to use up all your vegetables! It tastes delicious with rice or with paratha, roti, or naan. 

The gravy is creamy yet spicy. Once you have all your ingredients ready, it takes just about 20 minutes to come together. You can add any vegetables you like. I love paneer so I added it. You can skip the paneer if you are vegan. A good substitute for paneer is tofu. 

The vegetables I used are carrots, cauliflower, zucchini, beans, and peas.

You could also use potatoes, broccoli, pumpkin, eggplant, bell peppers, or mushrooms. 

The creaminess comes from the cashew nuts, and the spice is from the Chili powder, green chili, and garam masala. 

 

What are the ingredients for Mixed Vegetable and Paneer Curry? 

 

Mixed Vegetables – about 2 cups of mixed vegetables like carrots, zucchini, broccoli, bell peppers, potatoes, peas, etc. 

Paneer – about 100gms ( maybe 20 cubes). I use a store-bought paneer. I cut it into cubes and soak them in hot water until I’m ready to put it in the gravy. Drain the water just before adding the paneer to the gravy. This always results in the paneer remaining soft in the gravy. 

Onions – one small yellow onion chopped. 

Tomatoes – 2 tomatoes finely chopped or liquified in a blender. I

I used one cube of homemade tomato paste. Making homemade tomato paste and freezing it in cubes is easy, it makes everyday cooking so much easier!  

Blend about 12 to 15 tomatoes in your blender, heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a deep pan, add the tomatoes and cook them down on low flame for about 3 to 4 hours. With just a little bit of work, you can have easy meals all week! 

Ginger garlic paste 

Green chili 

Cashew nuts – a handful soaked in warm water 

Spice powders – turmeric, chili, coriander, garam masala, and salt to taste

Cooking oil – any neutral cooking oil is fine

How do you make Mixed Vegetable and Paneer Curry?

Heat oil in a pan, add onions and fry for some time, add ginger garlic paste, and green chili, fry till the onions turn slightly brown. Next, add the tomatoes or tomato paste. Mix well. Fry for some time with the pan covered. Wait until the tomatoes are soft and you can see oil floating on top. 

Add all the spices, stir and add all the vegetables. I recommend adding cauliflower later as it cooks really fast. Add a little water, cover, and cook till all the vegetables are tender. 

Make cashew paste and add it with a little water to get a nice gravy consistency. Add the paneer pieces with crushed kasoori methi if using. Check for salt and add more if required. 

The gravy will thicken because of the cashew paste, you can always add a little water to thin it out. 

After adding the paneer, cover and cook for a few minutes. Garnish with chopped cilantro/coriander leaves. Switch off and serve hot. 

Enjoy this yummy dish with Peas Rice, naan, roti, plain rice, or paratha. 

 

Notes:

• Cut all the vegetables more or less the same size, so they get cooked at the same time.
• If you are adding vegetables that cook really fast like cauliflower and broccoli, add them a little later.
• Paneer cubes are soaked in hot water so they remain soft. Do this just before starting cooking.
• Cashew nuts are soaked in warm water so it makes it easier to grind into a paste. Soak them just before you start to prep for the recipe, grind them just before you have to add it.
• The cashew nut paste will thicken the gravy, so you can always add a little more water to thin it out when reheating.
• Kasoori Methi is dried fenugreek leaves, it does give the gravy a nice taste. It is optional.
• I use store-bought garam masala, ginger-garlic paste, and paneer. All of them can be made at home. Here are links to amazing homemade recipes if you would like to try. All are from Dassana from VegrecipesofIndia.com  Homemade Garam Masala, Homemade Ginger Garlic Paste, Homemade Paneer

All her recipes are so well explained with step-by-step pictures. So please visit her website to try any of these recipes.

 

Do try out this delicious Mixed vegetable and paneer curry, it’s a great option if you are having family and friends over.

This dish goes very well with Instant Pot Peas Pulao, or  2 Ingredient Naan

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