tomato and paneer curry with spinach and peas
Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 06:52 
i often cook with halloumi but when it comes to its fellow squeaky cheese, paneer, i’ve been neglectful. until that is, i saw a delicious looking recipe for a tomatoey pea and paneer curry that i needed to try.
as i hadn’t cooked with paneer before i decided to use it in different ways. i followed the recipe for half the paneer, which was fried in a little oil, until golden, before adding to the curry. the rest of the paneer was added without any precooking.
david and i both preferred the paneer which had been fried. it had a little more flavour and i preferred the texture - the contrast of the slightly crisp outside and a squeakier inside. obviously it’s up you what you do but, if like me you’re a paneer virgin when you try this recipe, it might be worth trying both options to see which you prefer.
