Paneer soup is made with paneer pieces fried in butter and olive oil, added to a soup comprising onion, garlic, a variety of veggies mixed with milk. Follow my recipe to make paneer soup at home.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Paneer soup is a healthy and delicious appetizer.
- Serve it as is or with crispy breadsticks or toasted garlic bread.
- Paneer soup tastes slightly creamy and mildly spiced.
- Other similar soups are tomato paneer soup, corn paneer soup, and spinach paneer soup.
The Ingredients:
- 250 grams paneer (cut in thin long pieces)
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 tsp garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 onion (medium size, finely chopped)
- ¼ cup baby corn (cut into small pieces)
- ¼ cup carrots (finely chopped)
- ¼ cup French beans (cut into small pieces)
- ¼ cup cabbage (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper powder
- 1.5 cups water
- ½ tsp oregano leaves
- 1 cup milk
- 1.5 tbsp refined wheat flour (maida)
I got this healthy and delicious recipe from an old lady who comes to sell pooja essentials near our local temple. She said that after a long day’s work, she goes back home and makes this dish often. It is satisfying, healthy and filling. I was curious and asked her to teach me. She dictated it slowly, step by step.
I made it on the next Sunday evening. My husband called it “temple-worthy,” and the boys enjoyed it without a fuss. Now, this dish has become part of our spiritual Sundays. That day reminded me that our elders carry stories and recipes like blessings—quiet, firm, and nourishing.
How to Make Paneer Soup? (Step by Step Guide with Images)
Step 1: Heat 1 tbsp of butter and 1 tsp of olive oil in a pan on a medium flame. When the butter melts and the oil is hot, put 2 tsp of finely chopped garlic pieces in it. Stir and fry them for about 30 seconds.
Step 2: Now, add 250 grams of paneer (cut in thin long pieces) to it and fry them until they turn slightly golden brown in color.
Step 3: When done, remove them on a plate and keep it aside to rest.
Step 4: Now, in the same pan, put in one finely chopped onion and fry until translucent.
Step 5: When done, add ¼ cup of small pieces of baby corn, ¼ cup of carrots (finely chopped), ¼ cup of French beans (cut into small pieces), and ¼ cup of cabbage, finely chopped as well. Mix them all nicely and sauté them on a medium flame for about 3 to 4 minutes, stirring continuously.
Step 6: When the veggies are cooked nicely, add 1 tsp of salt and ¼ tsp of black pepper powder to it and mix them nicely.
Step 7: Now, add 1.5 cups of water to it and mix nicely. Let it come to a boil.
Step 8: When the water starts boiling, take a twig of oregano, remove the leaves with your hand, and add it to the ingredients. Mix it nicely.
Step 9: Now, add 1 cup of milk to the ingredients in the pan.
Step 10: Mix nicely and let the soup cook for 5 minutes on a medium flame until it boils.
Step 11: While the soup comes to a boil, take 1.5 tbsp of refined wheat flour (maida) in a separate bowl and add a little bit of water to make a thick slurry. Add it to the soup and mix nicely.
Step 12: Now, add the fried paneer pieces to it and mix them nicely with the soup. Switch off the stove.
Step 13: Your healthy and tasty paneer soup is finally ready to enjoy. Transfer it into a serving bowl, garnish it with an oregano twig and enjoy it hot.
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Paneer Soup
Ingredients
- 250 grams paneer cut in thin long pieces
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 tsp garlic finely chopped
- 1 onion medium size, finely chopped
- ¼ cup baby corn cut into small pieces
- ¼ cup carrots finely chopped
- ¼ cup French beans cut into small pieces
- ¼ cup cabbage finely chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper powder
- 1.5 cups water
- ½ tsp oregano leaves
- 1 cup milk
- 1.5 tbsp refined wheat flour maida
Instructions
- Heat 1 tbsp of butter and 1 tsp of olive oil in a pan on a medium flame. When the butter melts and the oil is hot, put 2 tsp of finely chopped garlic pieces in it. Stir and fry them for about 30 seconds.
- Now, add 250 grams of paneer (cut in thin long pieces) to it and fry them until they turn slightly golden brown in color.
- When done, remove them on a plate and keep it aside to rest.
- Now, in the same pan, put in one finely chopped onion and fry until translucent.
- When done, add ¼ cup of small pieces of baby corn, ¼ cup of carrots (finely chopped), ¼ cup of French beans (cut into small pieces), and ¼ cup of cabbage, finely chopped as well. Mix them all nicely and sauté them on a medium flame for about 3 to 4 minutes, stirring continuously.
- When the veggies are cooked nicely, add 1 tsp of salt and ¼ tsp of black pepper powder to it and mix them nicely.
- Now, add 1.5 cups of water to it and mix nicely. Let it come to a boil.
- When the water starts boiling, take a twig of oregano, remove the leaves with your hand, and add it to the ingredients. Mix it nicely.
- Now, add 1 cup of milk to the ingredients in the pan.
- Mix nicely and let the soup cook for 5 minutes on a medium flame until it boils.
- While the soup comes to a boil, take 1.5 tbsp of refined wheat flour (maida) in a separate bowl and add a little bit of water to make a thick slurry. Add it to the soup and mix nicely.
- Now, add the fried paneer pieces to it and mix them nicely with the soup. Switch off the stove.
- Your healthy and tasty paneer soup is finally ready to enjoy. Transfer it into a serving bowl, garnish it with an oregano twig and enjoy hot.
