mouri paneer recipe | Bengali style fennel paneer sabji | paneer in fennel and milk

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मौरी पनीर रेसिपी | बंगाली स्टाइल सौंफ पनीर की सब्जी | बंगाली मौरी पनीर रेसिपी - हिन्दी में पढ़ें (Mouri Paneer in Hindi)

મૌરી પનીર રેસીપી | બંગાળી સ્ટાઈલનું પનીરનું શાક | પનીરનું શાક - ગુજરાતી માં વાંચો (Mouri Paneer in Gujarati)

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paneer cooked in fennel and milk is an absolutely delicious and popular Bengali sabji. Learn how to make mouri paneer recipe | Bengali style fennel paneer sabji | paneer in fennel and milk |

mouri paneer is a classsic Bengali sabji, where the milk based curry is scented with fennel and ginger. It is a midly flavoured sabji with aromatic fennel and spices.

Basic and quick Bengali style fennel paneer sabji with a tinge of sweetness of green peas and milk. The sabji gets ready within 15 minutes. Its best served with paratha or rice to make a satisfying meal.

Tips to make mouri paneer: 1. Use low fat milk to make this recipe. 2. You can also use frozen green peas. 3. Make sure you do not stir it continuously after adding milk otherwise it will curdle.

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Preparation Time: 15 mins Cooking Time: 15 mins Total Time: 30 mins 3Makes 3 servings
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Ingredients

For Mouri Paneer
1 cup paneer (cottage cheese) cubes
1/2 cup green peas
2 tsp mustard (rai / sarson) oil
1 tbsp fennel seeds (saunf) powder
1/2 tbsp fennel seeds (saunf)
1 bay leaf (tejpatta)
1 1/2 tsp ginger (adrak) paste
2 green chillies , slit
salt to taste
1 cup milk

For Serving With Mouri Paneer
parathas

Method

For mouri paneer

To make mouri paneer heat 1 tsp of mustard oil on a tava, place the paneer pieces on it. And cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes or till both sides turn brown in colour.
Transfer the paneer pieces in a bowl of water and keep aside.
In a small bowl add fennel powder and 1 tbsp of water and mix well. Keep aside.
Heat the remaining 1 tsp mustard oil in a deep pan, add the fennel seeds and bayleaf and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
Add the ginger paste and fennel-water paste salt and 2 tbsp of water and cook on a medium flame 1 minute, while stirring occasionally.
Add the green peas, green chillies and paneer pieces, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute.
Add the milk, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 7 to 8 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Serve the mouri paneer hot with parathas.

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what is mouri paneer made of?

mouri paneer recipe | Bengali style fennel paneer sabji | paneer in fennel and milk | is made using easily available ingredients in India: 1 cup paneer cubes, ½ cup green peas, 2 tsp mustard oil, 1 tbsp fennel seeds powder, ½ tbsp fennel seeds, 1 bayleaf, 1½ tsp ginger paste, 2 slit green chillies, Salt to taste and 1 cup milk. See the below image of list of ingredients for mouri paneer.

how to make mouri paneer

Heat 1 tsp of mustard oil on a tava.
Add 1 cup paneer (cottage cheese) cubes.
Cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes or till both sides turn brown in colour.

Transfer the paneer pieces in a bowl of water and keep aside.
In a small bowl add fennel powder.
Add 1 tbsp of water.
Mix well. Keep aside
Heat the remaining 1 tsp mustard oil in a deep pan.

Add 1 bayleaf.
Add ½ tbsp fennel seeds.
Sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds. Add 1 ½ tsp ginger (adrak) paste.
Add fennel-water paste.
Add salt to taste.

Add 2 tbsp of water.
Cook on a medium flame 1 minute, while stirring occasionally.
Add ½ cup green peas.
Add 2 slit green chillies.
Add fried paneer pieces.

Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute.
Add 1 cup milk.
Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 7 to 8 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Serve mouri paneer recipe hot with parathas.