Showing posts with label paneer recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paneer recipes. Show all posts

Thursday, July 30, 2015

How Much Calorie Does Your Paneer Dish Has!

Paneer is a favorite food item for many and is healthy too with its high percentage of proteins, calcium and other minerals. But on the other side, paneer is high on fat and as you must be aware of, calories in fat are almost double of calories present in carbohydrates or proteins. In addition to it, how we prepare paneer dishes makes the dish high on calories.

How to reduce calories?
1) Suppose you are making Chilli Paneer then instead of deep frying you can make use of shallow frying method to make it healthier. In addition to it, you may also dry roast them with very little amount of oil in any non-stick frying pan prior to using them.

2) For paneer recipes like matar paneer, you can reduce the amount of cream that is use or even better utilize low fat cream in the preparation to cut down on calories.

3) You can also make paneer using skimmed or low-fat milk in your home which will help to bring down the calories resulting from fat while preserving the amount of protein it has.

Additionally, you can also reduce the amount of butter that it used in the paneer recipes and the cashew or almond paste is added in some of the dishes like in matar paneer. Instead you can use small amount to cashew nuts to achieve the rich creamy taste without increasing calorie content of the dish.

4) If you tend to deep fry them to avoid scrambling then there is a solution for that. Keep the paneer cubes in a microwave safe dish and then heat them in the microwave oven for 1-2 minutes to make them as intact as the fried ones.

Friday, June 26, 2015

Shahi Paneer - The Ultimate King of Paneer Dishes

The people of India are generally in awe of the rich and ancient princely culture and history of the Indian sub-continent. This is something that clearly shows in the food choices that the Indians make, with dishes that have royal names to dishes that taste like royalty, we have it all. One great example of such a dish is the Shahi Paneer, the paneer recipe is a mix of spices and paneer mixed in a special curry. The main ingredient in the dish being paneer, one not only instantly starts the feeling of a drool developing but the food item also signifies a rich and innovative food background of ancient India.

Paneer is a food ingredient that is developed from milk and is made with a lot of effort and time being spent. This quality of its creation, combined with the creamy flavour that it adds to food, makes it a delicacy that spells royalty. With such an ingredient being the main one in the Shahi Paneer recipe, one is bound to think of the curry as something that is loved and consumed mainly by royals, as the name so aptly suggests.

When one embarks on knowing how the recipe may be created in the comfort of the home, the aspirants do not need to seek too far, because some specialized websites hold the coveted recipe of the curry and one may be able to make their very own royal dish right at home without having to worry about what the king might think!

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Paneer Recipe - A Typical Indian Food!


Paneer is a food product that is the star of tasty recipes. When food is talked about in India, spicy and innovative paneer recipes don’t stay far behind. It is often seen that paneer is enjoyed greatly in food items in all parts of the country, but is extremely highly used in the northern regions. The food item is a byproduct of milk and has a unique tangy and salty taste. The texture of the food is soft and often melts in the mouth, making it an instant hit among lovers of food. It is made with a whole lot of combinations and eaten with different sorts of Indian breads.

The popularity and the love that people have for paneer, makes it a much used food item and makes it figure on the list of typical Indian foods. The chunks or pieces of paneer when found in tasty and spicy curries, unique to India, adds a flavor to die for and takes the foodie to a new level of satisfaction. The uniqueness in the taste and the richness of the texture easily take the credit for the highly loved food dishes that India is popular for.

A paneer recipe, though a simple mix of spices and vegetables, combined with tangy or spicy flavors, represents the mix of cultures and backgrounds that the Indian people come from. The paneer as a food item, mixes well with sour, spicy, tangy or sweet tastes and this is exactly how the people of India are described. If the country were to be personified into a food product, the uniqueness and the versatility of paneer would stand as a best personification of India.