
- Serves
- 4
- Portion
- ≈100 g
- Time
- 20 min
- Texture
- Soft crumble
- Season
- All year
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Nourishing
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (4 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paneer (cow's milk) | crumbled | 250 g | 1250 g | |
| Tomato | 1, chopped | 100 g | 500 g | |
| Capsicum | ¼, fine | 50 g | 250 g | |
| Green peas, fresh | ⅓ cup | 50 g | 250 g | |
| Ghee (cow) | 2 tsp | 10 g | 50 g | |
| Cumin (jeera) | ¼ tsp | 1 g | 5 g | |
| Ginger, fresh | 1½ tsp | 8 g | 40 g | |
| Turmeric powder | ⅛ tsp | 0.5 g | 2.5 g | |
| Coriander seed / powder | ½ tsp | 1 g | 5 g | |
| Rock salt (sendha namak) | ½ tsp scant | 2.5 g | 12.5 g | |
| Cow's milk, whole | 3 tbsp | 40 ml | 200 ml | |
| Coriander leaves | 2 tbsp | 8 g | 40 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Temper cumin and ginger in ghee; add tomato, capsicum, peas; cook 5 minutes.
Step 2: Add spices and paneer; mix gently.
Step 3: Add milk to keep it moist; cook 2 minutes.
Step 4: Garnish.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
216kcal
Energy
12.9g
Protein
16.1g
Fat
5.3g
Carbohydrate
1.4g
Fibre
0.6g
Salt
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
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