Chanar Dalna Recipe -Bengali Style Paneer & Potato Gravy
Chanar Dalna, a Bengali dish is made of Chana also known as Paneer or Cottage cheese along with potatoes and cooked in Bengali spices. This curry can be served with rice or roti and is quite simple to make if you have the chana ready in the refrigerator. You can make cottage cheese in advance and stock it up in the freezer for later use.
Ingredients
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200 grams Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese)
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cut into cubes
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2 Potato (Aloo)
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peeled and cut into cubes
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2 Bay leaf (tej patta)
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2 Dry Red Chilli
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1 tablespoon Panch Phoran Masala
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roasted and powdered
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1 Tomato
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big sized
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1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
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1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
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roasted and powdered
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1 teaspoon Ginger
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grated
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Salt
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to taste
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1/2 teaspoon Sugar
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Oil
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as required
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Chanar Dalna recipe, grind roasted cumin and grated ginger in a mortar pestle
Step 2
Mix red chilly powder and turmeric in a tablespoon of water and set it aside
Step 3
In a heavy bottomed pan heat oil, add cubed potatoes and fry till the edges turn brown
Step 4
Set it aside
Step 5
Add Paneer cubes to the same oil and fry till they turn gold
Step 6
Set it aside
Step 7
Add bay leaf and dry red chilly to the same pan
Step 8
Add cumin and ginger paste and saute till it turns brown
Step 9
Add red chilly and turmeric paste and mix it well, till the raw smell is gone
Step 10
Add chopped tomato and cook till it is cooked well and oil separates
Step 11
Add Paneer and Potato cubes to this
Step 12
Cook for a minute
Step 13
Add 2 cups of water and cook till the potatoes are soft
Step 14
Add powdered paanch phoran and give it a good mix
Step 15
Boil till the gravy till it reaches the desired consistency and turn off the heat
Step 16
Serve Chanar Dalna with steamed rice and Bengali Luchi and Watermelon Smoothie Recipe for a weekend brunch