Paneer Pasta Recipe.

I'm very fond of eating pasta and I try lots of Indian Pasta versions to suit my family's taste buds. This Spicy Paneer Pasta is my family's favorite, pasta with spicy paneer sauce blends well and makes a delicious pasta meal. I had used minimal ingredients to prepare this Indian style pasta in few mins with delicious taste.

Paneer Pasta Recipe

Ingredients

Pasta- 340gms(1 box) ( I used rainbow rotini pasta)

Paneer- 250gms( Indian cottage cheese)

Onion large sliced- 1no

Tomato medium chopped- 3nos

Garlic cloves sliced- 4nos

Ginger and Garlic paste- 1tbsp

Red chilli powder- 1tsp + 1tsp

Everest Tandoori powder or Garam masala powder- 1tbsp

Coriander powder- 1tbsp

Salt to taste

Oil- 4 tbsp

Chopped coriander leaves and finely chopped tomato to garnish.

Spicy Paneer Pasta

Method

Cut the paneer into bite size pieces. In a small bowl mix ginger and garlic paste, tandoori masala powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder and 1/2 tsp salt. Marinate the paneer cubes in the prepared masala for 5 mins. By the time cook the pasta till al dente( firm) with little salt as per box instructions. 

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan when hot fry the marinated paneer pieces until slightly browned. Drain the roasted paneer pieces and set aside. In the same pan add 2 tbsp more oil, add the sliced onion and garlic fry on medium heat until onion turn brown. Now add the chopped tomatoes, 1 tsp red chilli powder, coriander powder and saute till tomatoes are cooked and tender. Add the fried paneer cubes to the tomatoes and add 1 tsp salt and few tbsp water. Cook for few mins until slight gravy is formed. Add the cooked pasta to paneer gravy and toss well without breaking paneer cubes. Finally add chopped coriander and chopped tomatoes. Toss well pasta again and serve hot.

Indian Pasta recipe with Paneer