Dhaba Style Achari Paneer Recipe (Masala Paneer Recipe)

Dhaba Style Achari Paneer Recipe: learn to make this extremely flavorful, quick and delicious recipe using paneer, yogurt and achari masala (Indian pickle mix). Extremely popular North Indian recipe, that can be eaten with roti/naan/bread/rice, etc.    

Restaurant Style Achari Paneer Masala Recipe

The weekend is just around the corner and there cannot be anything better than a comfort meal, especially this Dhaba Style Achari Paneer Recipe!

What is Dhaba Style Achari Paneer Recipe

Dhaba literally means ‘street side restaurants’ in India and extremely famous for their rustic-authentic recipes. 

The closest to Paneer in the International market would be chunky cottage cheese.

So the recipe is rustic Indian style paneer sauteed in an achari mix. It’s an extremely delicious and soul-satisfying dish.

How to Make Achari Paneer Recipe :

The reason behind the popularity of any street style restaurant / dhaba food is that the food is freshly prepared as ordered.

And I totally believe that freshly ground spices, ground pastes adds so much more flavor to any dish. Hence I’m breaking this dish into 3 parts:

1. Making the Onion Paste Mix (base of the sauce)
2. Making Freshly Ground Achari Masala or Mix: 
3. Sauteeing everything together to form a rich saucy mix with paneer. 

(Step by Step Picture of How to Make Achari Paneer / Masala Paneer)

Once you follow the steps below, your end dish will look something like this:

Serving the Dhaba Style Achari Paneer / Achari Paneer Masala / Paneer Masala:

Once the dish is ready, simply transfer everything to a platter, add some chopped cilantro and serve hot.

You can serve this with Bread / Naan / Roti / Rice / Quinoa , etc

Storing Achari Paneer :

This can be stored in an air-tight box (I prefer a glass container to store curry as they don’t stain) and can be in the fridge for 2 days.

Reheating the Paneer:

• Once you are ready to reheat, just remove from fridge, add 1/4 cup water and mix everything.
• Set on Microwave for 2 minutes or cook in a stovetop pan for 5 minutes.

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Yield: 4

Dhaba Style Achari Paneer Recipe

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Dhaba Style Achari Paneer Recipe: learn to make this extremely flavorful, quick and delicious recipe using paneer, yogurt and achari masala (Indian pickle mix). Extremely popular North Indian recipe, that can be eaten with roti/naan/bread/rice, etc.    

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 Cups Bite Size Paneer - cottage cheese cubes
• 1 Cup Plain Greek Yogurt - You can use any thick yogurt
• 4 Tbsp Olive Oil *
• 1 Large Onion
• 4 Cloves Garlic
• 1/2 Inch Ginger Piece
• 2 Large Onions - thinly sliced
• 2 Tbsp Tomato Paste **
• 2 Tbsp Ketchup
• 1 Tbsp Dry Kasuri Methi - optional

Whole Spices:

• 1 Tsp Fenugreek Seed - Indian name: Methi Dana
• 1 Tsp Fennel Seed - Indian name: Saunf
• 1 Tsp Onion Seed - Indian name: kalonji

Powdered Spices:

• 1 Tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 Tsp Coriander Powder
• 1 Tsp Red Chili Powder
• 2 Tsp Salt (As per your taste)

Instructions

Prep Work:

• Add onion, ginger, garlic in a grinder jar and pulse to form a smooth paste.
• Keep Aside

Make the Achari Spice Mix:

• Add all the spices (whole+powdered) in a grinder jar and pulse.
• Make a smooth powder and keep aside.

How to Make Dhaba Style Achari Paneer Recipe:

• Heat oil in a large non-stick pot.
• Add the onion paste and saute for 3-4 minutes over medium heat (stir every half minute). The onions should turn golden.
• Now add the sliced onion, achari spice mix and saute for 2 minutes (till sauteed onions are pink)
• Now add the tomato, ketchup and saute for another 2 minutes (stir to make sure tomato paste evenly spreads in the mix).
• Add yogurt and mix everything.
• Cover and cook this for 3 minutes on medium heat (stir every half minute).
• Remove the cover and the masala would be bubbling hot.
• Add the cubed paneer and saute.
• Let this simmer for 2 minutes.
• Turn off the heat.
• Transfer to serving plater and sprinkle some chopped cilantro on top.
• Serve hot and enjoy

Notes

Oil: (You can use any oil however it tastes best in MUSTARD Oil)

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

2
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 234Total Fat: 31gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 500mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 3gSugar: 15gProtein: 25g