Chaman Qaliya
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Chaman Qaliya is a creamy cottage cheese curry scented with fennel and cardamom that belongs to Kashmiri Cuisine. An aromatic curry that is cooked in milk and flavored with Kashmiri spices is a perfect vegetarian side dish commonly served on special occasions in the valley. The Kashmiris mostly rely on non vegetarian food other, expect the pandits. The vegetarians have a very few options left. They mostly eat Lotus stem, Potatoes or Paneer. Hence the Kashmiri cuisine carries a variety of Paneer dishes out of which one most exotic curry is Chaman Qaliya.
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Ingredients
- 250 gm Cottage cheese cut into 1 inch pieces, I used Amul Malai Paneer
- 1 tbsp Mustard oil or Refined oil
- 2 to 3 strands Saffron
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1 inch Cinnamon
- 4 Cloves
- 1 cup Milk
- 6 cup Water
- 2 tsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp Cumin powder
- 3 tsp Fennel powder
- 1 tsp Salt or as per taste
- 1 tsp Cardamom powder
- Coriander for garnishing
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Instructions
- Heat oil in wok and add bay leaf, cinnamon and cloves.
- Now add water and as it comes to boil, add turmeric powder, cinnamon powder, salt and fennel powder and mix.
- Let the water mix boil and reduced a little. Now add paneer pieces and cook till paneer turns soft and the curry starts to thicken.
- Add 1 cup of whole fat milk and saffron, stir well and cook till required consistency.
- Now add cardamom powder and turn off the gas.
- Garnish with fresh chopped coriander and serve with rice or naan.
Notes
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Recipe Nutrition
Calories: 144 kcal | Carbohydrates: 8 g | Protein: 10 g | Fat: 9 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g | Cholesterol: 18 mg | Sodium: 824 mg | Potassium: 239 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 5 g | Vitamin A: 267 IU | Vitamin C: 1 mg | Calcium: 169 mg | Iron: 1 mg
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I use to prepare this recipe but never knew the name 😛
Love the description of the recipe and I can feel the aroma of cardamom. Thanks for sharing the recipe.