Paneer (dry, without sauce) and Roti

This is one of my all-time favorite Indian dishes to eat. I come from a Southern Indian family, and while paneer is more of a North Indian dish, I've learned to cook this one because I love it so much. And, I'm hoping to show people that cooking Indian food isn't nearly as daunting as one might think. This was my first time really doing it though, so I had my mom help me out.

Ingredients:

1/2 onion sliced

1 colored pepper (red/orange/yellow) sliced

1 green pepper sliced

1 block of paneer cubed

canola oil

salt

haldi

paprika

garam masala

jeera and fennel seeds

Recipe:

Cube the paneer and set aside. In a wok/large skillet, add oil and fennel and jeera seeds. When seeds splutter, add onions and peppers and saute. Add cubed paneer, salt, paprika, haldi and garam masala (to taste) and cook until vegetables are cooked (not crunchy anymore) and paneer is soft and warm. Serve with roti or rice.

How to cook pre packaged roti:

You can find all sorts of pre made rotis at Costco or your local Indian grocery store.you can also substitute whole wheat tortillas.

Paneer is found at your local Indian grocery store as well. 

Basically, heat up the roti in a skillet until it looks "dry" (cooked) on the surface. Then, heat it over an open flame until it puffs up.

Enjoy! :-)