Topic: What's for dinner, Josephine?

[Sverige]

Chicken and paneer Ceylon with pilau. Small portion just for QC checking purposes

[Unclefrank]

Is the paneer uncooked ?

[Sverige]

Ha, yeah - first time using paneer in a curry and I wasn't quite sure what to do with it. I was worried it would melt if I microwaved it in the sauce

What should I have done?

[Secret Santa]

What should I have done?

Not taken the pictures while standing on your head for starters!  ;D

But paneer is quite robust and needs to be cooked in the sauce to absorb the flavours. Get it in earlier (and marinate in some sort of sauce first if possible).

[Sverige]

Thanks, I'll chuck some into the curry sauce tonight ahead of lunch tomorrow

I give up on the photos. I've taken them with the iPhone to the left and to the right and still people tell me they're upside down. I must've bought an Australian iPhone.

[Unclefrank]

I would pre-fry it first then add to sauce.

[martinvic]

Yep, I always fry it first too.

[loveitspicy]

To add a little quick flavour

Butter in a pan - pinch of garam masala and chuck in your paneer - golden brown on all sides add to curry

QUICK WAY

best, Rich

[Edwin Catflap]

Hi Sverige

Im playing with paneer too, love tikka paneer, it takes the marinade soo well and goes crunchy under the grill but still soft inside. Cant wait to use in a real curry.

Ed

On a corn tortilla


with yoghurt and chaat masala


with some nice peppers


close up


with a few stray tomato seeds


inside

[Sverige]

Thanks guys, really interesting on the paneer. Some more experimentation required on my part I think.

No knead pizza today. Just lightly loaded with Chorizo, bacon, sausage, red pepper, green chilli and sweetcorn. It didn't cook quite as I'd wanted as the oven wasn't as hot as I thought, so I ended up having to leave it in for too long. Will have another crack soon.