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Paneer Oh Paneer! The saviour to all my "lack of time to cook" problems! I have made innumerable dishes with Paneer which I plan to share with you all in the next few days. This versatile ingredient can be paired with so many combinations of vegetables and spices and the end result is a different, yet  delectable dish. Now this dish is for days when you want to eat something special and are bored of cooking your everyday staple vegetables or dals or you are expecting some guests but do not have enough time in hand to devote on a paneer dish. Follow along to know how to create this super creamy and yummy paneer dish in a jiffy: Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon Butter Cumin seeds Some chopped Ginger and Garlic Cubes of Onion, Capsicum (green, red or yellow) and Tomato Paneer, cut into cubes Red chilli powder Turmeric powder Coriander powder Garam Masala Fenugreek Powder (Kasuri Methi) Some fresh cream Recipe: In a kadhai (deep cooking pan), add the bu

What do you do when life showers you with lemons? Off course, you make a chilled lemonade out of them and refresh your soul! So one fine day, I walked up to my refrigerator to find only 2 crucial ingredients lying there, which I had to somehow use for my breakfast! Yes, they were Paneer or Cottage Cheese as you call it and some Wholewheat Multigrain bread! So, I created a simple and quick recipe out of it, which you can modify a hundred times to suit your taste buds and the amount of time you have in hand. Ingredients: Few slices of Bread (I prefer using wholewheat multigrain/bran bread or any other healthy alternative) Some Paneer Ghee Spices (Cumin, Red Chilli, Salt) Optional: Your choice of veggies to add to the paneer filling (onions, tomato, bell pepper etc.) Recipe: So the first step involves prepping the paneer filling. Since I didn't  have the time to chop and add veggies to my paneer filling, I opted for just the paneer inside my toast. Take a