Paneer with broccoli & sesame

Paneer with broccoli & sesame

Serve this vegetarian dish made with Indian cheese, paneer, as part of a curry night or with rice as a midweek supper

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Trim the broccoli and boil or steam for 5-6 mins until tender but firm to the bite. Drain and cool under cold running water. Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan, then add the asafoetida, cumin seeds, sesame seeds, chilli, mustard seeds and the curry leaves. Cook for 1 min until fragrant, then add the onion and cook another 2 mins.
  2. Throw in the paneer, ginger and garlic, and season. Cook on a medium heat for 4-5 mins until the paneer turns golden. Add the broccoli and mix through the paneer and spices, then add lemon juice, mace and twist of pepper.
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Indian ingredients

Curry leaves can be bought fresh from Indian shops, or dried from some supermarkets. They freeze very well. Asafoetida is a pungent powdered spice used in Indian cooking. It has a very powerful onion flavour so should always be used sparingly.

PER SERVING

195 kcalories, protein 11g, carbohydrate 5g, fat 14 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 3g, sugar 3g, salt 1.3 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2011.

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  • 24 May 2011

    Leziria Kate commented on this recipe

    Can someone suggest an alternative cheese to paneer as impossible to buy where I live?

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  • 25 May 2011

    fday rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really easy and tasty. My meat loving husband loved it. Worked really well with the spicy rice suggested. I could not find paneer so used halloumi and I left out the chilli as prefer things not too spicy.

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  • 29 May 2011

    Ciaobella13 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I did this to accompany Indian Shepherds pie for friends on the Royal Wedding day. It went down a storm with adults and kids alike. We were fighting over the last bits in the bottom of the bowl! Really tasty!

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  • 06 October 2011

    Janer commented on this recipe

    you could try haloumi

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    16 October 2011

    Liz commented on this recipe

    You can make your own paneer by bringing milk to the boil then adding a dash lemon juice or vinegar to curdle it. Stir gently then strain through muslin or a fine sieve to collect the solids. If you want a solid lump to cut into pieces, wrap in a muslin cloth and put a weight on top and leave for a few hours or overnight in the fridge. You don't get much solid from skimmed or semi-skimmed milk, so better to use full fat for this.

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  • 26 January 2012

    Rosh rated this recipe

    3 stars

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  • 04 February 2012

    Zoutbestendig commented on this recipe

    Usually slightly larger Sainsbury's sell paneer; in ours it is just with the cheese. It is also reasonably priced (1.49-1.69), so good for budget cooking.

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  • 13 May 2012

    QueenAmy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Just finished eating this, and it was really yum!

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  • 07 June 2012

    kingtwig rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very nice, light meal. My suggestion would be to maybe fry the paneer in a little oil before doing the rest of the dish, and then just mix it through towards the end. I had trouble getting my paneer "golden brown". Tasty though :o) Will be doing again if I feel in a paneer buying mood :o)

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 200g sprouting broccoli
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • pinch asafoetida
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 1 large green chilli , finely chopped
  • ½ tsp brown mustard seeds
  • 6 curry leaves
  • 1 medium onion , sliced
  • 140g paneer cheese, cut into strips
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • ½ tsp ground mace
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195 kcalories, protein 11g, carbohydrate 5g, fat 14 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 3g, sugar 3g, salt 1.3 g

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