Kashmiri Yellow Paneer |Tchaman Kaliya | Lyedir Tchaman
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Yellow Paneer / Lyedir Tchaman / Tchaman kaliya is cooked in
milk and flavored with spices mainly fennel (saunf) and green cardamom (hari
elaichi). Though there are other spices also but the flavor of these two spices
is the prominent one. This curry is easy to cook and is healthy as well.
milk and flavored with spices mainly fennel (saunf) and green cardamom (hari
elaichi). Though there are other spices also but the flavor of these two spices
is the prominent one. This curry is easy to cook and is healthy as well.
Preparation time: 10 mnt
Cooking time: 25 mnt
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- Paneer – 500 grams
- Turmeric powder/Haldi – 1 tbs
- Fennel Powder / Saunf – 2 tbs
- Ginger powder / sunth – ½ tsp
- Garam masala – 1tsp
- Brown cardamom / moti elaichi – 1 (crushed)
- Green cardamom /
hari elaichi – 2 (crushed) - Cumin seeds – 1tsp (crushed)
- Cloves – 2
- Cinnamon / Dalchini – 1 small stick
- Tej patta – 2
- Kasuri methi for garnishing
- Oil for frying
- Hot Milk – 1 cup
- Water -3 to 4 cups
- Ghee for tadka (optional. It enhances flavor)
- Salt as per taste

Method of Preparing:
- Cut the paneer into rectangular pieces (you can cut into small cubes as well).
- Heat oil in a pan and fry paneer pieces in small batches till its color changes to light golden. It should not over fry.
- After frying is done put paneer in the bowl of water.
- Remove the excess oil from the pan.
- Switch off the flame and let the oil cool a little bit (otherwise there are chances of burning of the spices)
- Once oil is cool turn on the flame at low and add the whole spices (cumin, tej patta, moti elaichi, hari elaichi, clove, dalchini).
- Add 3-4 tbs of water to oil. Then add turmeric, saunf , ginger powder and paneer along with the water.
- Add salt as per taste.
- Cover the pan with lid and boil till water reduces to half.
- Add hot milk and stir continuously till it boils.
- Continue boiling till gravy thickens. Add garam masala and turn off the gas.
- Take a frying pan. Add 1 tbs of desi ghee. Heat it and add kasuri methi.
- Pour the mixture over the paneer kaliya and its ready to serve with rice.
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