Kerala

Kerala Paneer Curry

Kerala Paneer Curry is a Kerala Indian dinner dish made with paneer cubes, coconut oil, onion, ginger-garlic paste and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.

Total time (approx.)
35 min
Calories (estimate)
~590 kcal
Course
Dinner
Cuisine
Kerala (Indian)

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Kerala Paneer Curry — Kerala Indian dinner dish served ready to eat

Ingredients

What goes into Kerala Paneer Curry. This recipe lists ingredients without measured quantities — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.

  • Paneer cubes
  • Coconut oil
  • Onion
  • Ginger-garlic paste
  • Tomato
  • Curry leaves
  • Thin coconut milk
  • Thick coconut milk
  • Kerala roasted curry powder
  • Salt

Method

  1. 1Lightly fry paneer cubes until golden; set aside.
  2. 2Heat coconut oil; sauté onion, ginger-garlic paste, and curry leaves.
  3. 3Add chopped tomato; cook until soft and pulpy.
  4. 4Stir in Kerala roasted curry powder; cook briefly.
  5. 5Pour in thin coconut milk; bring to a simmer.
  6. 6Add fried paneer; cook for 5 minutes.
  7. 7Stir in thick coconut milk and salt; heat gently without boiling. Serve hot.

About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.