Bhapa Paneer Bengali Style Steamed Paneer.
You can have Bhapa Paneer Bengali Style Steamed Paneer using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Bhapa Paneer Bengali Style Steamed Paneer
- You need 250 gm of paneer, cut into medium cubes.
- Prepare 3 tbsp of mustard seed.
- It's 1 tbsp of poppy seed.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of yogurt, whisked.
- It's 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
- It's 6 of green chillies (3 roughly cut and 3 slitted).
- It's 2 tbsp of mustard oil.
- You need as needed of chopped coriander leaves (optional).
- It's 1/2 cup of water (optional).
- Prepare to taste of salt.
Bhapa Paneer Bengali Style Steamed Paneer step by step
- Soak mustard seed and poppy seed in little water for 15 minutes and make a fine paste by adding 3 roughly cut green chillies. Keep the paste aside..
- Take a steel container (something dabba type) with a tight lid. If you don’t have one, you can cover any steel vessel with aluminium foil..
- In the vessel, mix the mustard-poppy paste with yogurt, turmeric powder, salt and mustard oil. If you find the mixture very thick, you can add some water. Remember, adding water is completely optional..
- Add paneer to the mixture and give a proper mix. Cover the lid (or with aluminium foil) and marinate for 30 minutes..
- Heat 1-1.5 cup water in a steamer and put the closed steel vessel directly in it. On medium flame, steam for 20 minutes. Don’t overcook, else the paneer will turn rubbery..
- Once it’s done, remove from the steamer, open the lid and you can garnish with coriander leaves if you want..
- Your Bhapa Paneer is ready to be served now..
