A healthy paneer curry is prepared from the thick paste of Drumstick leaves with some spices.

Preparation Time : 10min Cooking Time : 35min
Serves: 3
Cuisine: My innovative dish
Course: curry
Author: Resmarani
INGREDIENTS OF MORINGA LEAVES PANEER CURRY
For Green paste:
- Drumstick leaves-1/2cup
- Coconut piecies-1/4 cup
- Mace -a small piece
- Cinnamon -a small piece
- Green cardamom-3-4
- Garlic cloves- 6-7
- Green chilies-1-2
- Fennel seed-1/2 tbsp
- Onion -1 sliced medium
- Peppercorns 6-7
Others:
- Oil-2 tablespoons
- Onion-1 medium, sliced
- Paneer- 2 cup cube
- Mustard seed-1 tsp
- Tomato- 1puree
- water-1 cup
- Salt as per taste
- Coriander powder-1 tsp
- Sugar/jagarry 1/2 tbs
- Turmeric powder-1/2tbs
Preparation
Steps of Moringa leaves paneer curry recipe:
- Take all ingredients of “for Green paste list” and Blend to smooth paste without adding any water. keep aside.
- Now in a large kadai heat oil, add mustard seed.
- When mustard seeds crackle ,add onion and saute till light pink color.
??? - Then add green paste ,fry till its raw smell disappear.(i used less oil,so when masala burnt add 1tbs water,to avoid burning of masala.)
- Then add tomato puree and fry for 2 min.Add coriander powder,salt, jagarry /sugar mix properly.
- Mean while roast the paneer to golden brown with little oil and turmeric powder and keep aside.
- Add the fried paneer into the pan,mix well.
??? - Then add 1/2 cup water and salt.simmer for 5 minutes or till paneer absorbs flavour.
- Finally, serve Moringa leaves paneer Gravy with roti / naan,rice.
Note—-
1.Use of jagarry/sugar helps to disappear the bitter taste of drumstick leaves.
2.Fry the green paste till its raw smell disappear,neither you cant eat with its raw smell.
A Quick Summary:
INGREDIENTS
For Green paste:
- Drumstick leaves-1/2cup
- Coconut piecies-1/4 cup
- Mace -a small piece
- Cinnamon -a small piece
- Green cardamom-3-4
- Garlic cloves- 6-7
- Green chilies-1-2
- Fennel seed-1/2 tbsp
- Onion -1 sliced medium
- Peppercorns 6-7
Others:
- Oil-2 tablespoons
- Onion-1 medium, sliced
- Paneer- 2 cup cube
- Mustard seed-1 tsp
- Tomato- 1puree
- water-1 cup
- Salt as per taste
- Coriander powder-1 tsp
- Sugar/jagarry 1/2 tbs
- Turmeric powder-1/2tbs
Directions:
- Take all ingredients of “for Green paste list” and Blend to smooth paste without adding any water. keep aside.
- Now in a large kadai heat oil, add mustard seed.
- When mustard seeds crackle ,add onion and saute till light pink color.
- Then add green paste ,fry till its raw smell disappear.(i used less oil,so when masala burnt add 1tbs water,to avoid burning of masala.)
- Then add tomato puree and fry for 2 min.Add coriander powder,salt, jagarry /sugar mix properly.
- Mean while roast the paneer to golden brown withlittle oil and turmeric powder and keep aside.
- Add the roasted paneer into the pan,mix well.
- Then add 1/2 cup water and salt.simmer for 5 minutes or till paneer absorbs flavour.
- Finally, serve Moringa leaves paneer Gravy with roti / naan,rice.
Hope you all will love my innovative healthy recipe.. Please do share your comments .
Happy cooking !!!!!!!!!!!!
Health Benefits of Drumstick leaves(Moringa oleifera ):
1.Moringa leaves help to control diabetes.Moringa is considered to be an herbal medicine which reduces sugar levels.
2.Moringa leaves contain about 30 antioxidants that promote healthy skin.
3. Moringa leaves contain niazimicin, which suppresses the development of cancer cells.
4.Moringa leaves also contains calcium and phosphorous, which help keep bones healthy and strong.
5.Moringa leaves detoxify and cleanse your body.
6.Moringa leaf contains iron, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties.
(source—www.stylecraze.com)
Health Benefits of Paneer(Cottage Cheese):
1.Paneer is a good source of calcium and phoshorous which helps in improving the health of teeth and bone.phosphorous helps in digestion and excretion.
- It Contains high amounts of protein.
- It regulates blood pressure as it contains potasium which helps in lowering blood pressure by controlling the effect that sodiumhas on your body.
- Paneer helps in strengthening the immune system.
- It contain
- The magnesium present in cottage cheese can also prevent constipation. Magnesium has a laxative effect.(source—food.ndtv.com)