By Rajlakshmi
January 19, 2026
Methi chaman is a popular Kashmiri vegetarian dish made with fresh fenugreek leaves and paneer. The dish is rich in flavours and has a creamy texture.
200g of paneer, cubed 2 onions, ground into paste 5 green chillies Methi, as required Coriander leaves, as needed 100g of curd 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste Mint chutney, as needed ½ tablespoon ajwain 1 tbsp garam masala ½ tsp pepper powder 2 tbps of fresh cream Salt as needed
Cut coriander leaves and green chilli. Grind and make a paste of green chilli and onion.
Add some water, methi leaves, and coriander leaves, and make a paste. Mix well and add curd.
Add oil to a pot and heat it. Add sliced paneer and fry for 5 mins on medium flame.
Add onion paste. Sauté well and cook for 3 mins. Add ginger garlic paste, ajwain and cook for 2 mins.
Add mint chutney, salt,garam masala, pepper and cook for 2 mins.
Now add fried paneer, fresh cream, few coriander leaves. Let it cook.
Serve paneer methi chaman with rice, roti or naan.