How to Cook Yummy Bhapa Paneer Bengali Style Steamed Paneer

Bhapa Paneer Bengali Style Steamed Paneer.

You can cook Bhapa Paneer Bengali Style Steamed Paneer using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Bhapa Paneer Bengali Style Steamed Paneer

1. You need 250 gm of paneer, cut into medium cubes.
2. Prepare 3 tbsp of mustard seed.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of poppy seed.
4. It's 1/2 cup of yogurt, whisked.
5. You need 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
6. It's 6 of green chillies (3 roughly cut and 3 slitted).
7. Prepare 2 tbsp of mustard oil.
8. You need as needed of chopped coriander leaves (optional).
9. It's 1/2 cup of water (optional).
10. You need to taste of salt.

Bhapa Paneer Bengali Style Steamed Paneer step by step

1. 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..
2. 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..
3. 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..
4. Add paneer to the mixture and give a proper mix. Cover the lid (or with aluminium foil) and marinate for 30 minutes..
5. 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..
6. Once it’s done, remove from the steamer, open the lid and you can garnish with coriander leaves if you want..
7. Your Bhapa Paneer is ready to be served now..