Paneer Angara – Smoked Cottage cheese
Paneer Angara – Overview
Paneer Angara is a very unique, tasty, and flavourful dish. This is a blissful dish that will mesmerize you completely.
This dish is very easy to cook and yet the taste cannot be expressed in words.
The smoking flavour is a result of Dhungar method. The dhungar method is a very ancient way of enhancing the flavour of the dish.
Dhungar method
Dhungar (धुंआ or smoke) method is an ancient technique of smoking and infusing the flavor of burnt charcoal smoke into a dish
The smoky flavor oozes out by pouring oil/ghee on burnt coal. Place One-piece coal on the fire and burn it fully.
After that place, a metal bowl inside the pan and put the coal piece in the metal bowl and cover the dish immediately for 10 minutes.
This process will give this dish a very smoky flavour and a unique experience which you will not experience in any other dish.
Summary
Preparing this dish is itself a celebration. You will enjoy every step while cooking and you cannot hide your excitement to present this dish to your family.
It is very rich in flavor. Apart from the flavor, you will enjoy the whole process of Dhungar.
Your entire kitchen will fill with smoky flavor and a nice aroma of the dish will make you feel that you are sitting in some fine dining restaurant.
As far as my experience is considered I can pronounce this dish as “King of all the dishes”
The main ingredient of Paneer angara is Paneer, tomatoes, butter and whole spices.
The best thing about this dish is that you can cook it without onion & garlic, and without garam masala powder.
Once you are done with the dish, you can’t wait to hit your dining table, the excitement will be obvious.
You can enjoy the dish with Plain home made roti/ tandoori roti / butter naan, lachha paratha or simply with boiled/jeera rice.
Now, enough stories it’s now action time. Enjoy
Ingredients
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For masala
- For Paneer angara
Instructions
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For masala
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Cut tomatoes into four halves. Roughly Chop ginger and chillies.
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Heat a non-stick pan and add put 1 tbsp oil in the pan.
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Once the oil produces smoke, add whole spices like cumin seeds, bay leaf, cloves, peppercorns, cinnamon, dry red chilli,
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Now add green chilies, ginger, and tomatoes.
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Add 3 tbsp cashew to the tomatoes.
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Mix well and saute for 1 minute. Cover the tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes.
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After 10 minutes, the tomatoes will become tender. Remove the lid and allow it to cool.
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Now put tomato masala in mixer-grinder and prepare a smooth paste. Keep aside
For Paneer
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Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pan and add cumin seeds.
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Now add turmeric powder, saute for few seconds.
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Now add tomato masala prepared in the above step.
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Then add coriander powder.
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Add Kashmiri Mirch powder.
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Add Kasuri methi and cook to the masala till the oil starts leaving the masala.
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Now add 1 small capsicum cubes and fry in the masala for some time.
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After capsicum is done, add 1 cup of water, salt (as per taste) and chopped fresh coriander leaves.
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Place one piece of coal on the gas.
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Pour a few drops of ghee on the coal piece and burn it on the gas.
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Now add paneer cubes to the masala.
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Add half 3 tbsp grated paneer and cook for 5 minutes on low flame.
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After 5 minutes, place one small steel bowl in the middle of the paneer masala.
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Now place 1 burnt coal piece and sprinkle a pinch of asafoetida.
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Pour a few drops of ghee on the coal piece
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Immediately cover the pan and allow the smoke to absorb in the masala for 10 minutes.
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After 10 minutes remove the coal piece and bowl, Add 1 tbsp butter and chopped coriander.
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Your Paneer Angara is ready to serve. Enjoy the flavourful smoked dish with chapati/tandoori roti/paratha or rice.
7 Replies to “Paneer Angara – Smoked Cottage cheese”
Really it seems awesome recipe and something different , easy. Keep posting.
Thanks, Ankita
Looks tasty.. Would definitely try this. Liked the option to adjust the serving which helps to prepare accordingly. Also would like to see more vegetarian yummy dishes . Thanks for sharing !!
Sure, I will post more vegetarian dishes.
Too good……. With new recipe technique
Thank you, Sandeep.