Low Fat: Paneer Makai Gravy

My friend, Niriha for a long time has been requesting me to add some yummies to a new category: Low Fat. With my pregnancy weight to be lost, this is the best time to start this category. I will try to add simple, yummy and nutritious dishes in this category when ever possible. Some of my dishes that I have posted earlier might be low fat, but this time I am making a conscious effort in making yummy food low fat. Who likes to have a low fat upma??? I certainly do not. I want healthy coveted dishes to be low fat.

Most paneer dishes are laden with cream, cashew nuts (high in cholesterol) and butter. Hence, for my first recipe, I had to make a paneer dish (Paneer: the most coveted ingredient by all Indians) lighter and healthier.  I have been hunting for an inspiration for quite some time now and lo! I found it with Kanchana. She posted this awesome corn gravy dish called Makai Bhari Mirchi. I did leave out the heavy components like butter and cream. To make it a powerful vegetable packed side dish, I added some green peppers/capcisum as well. The capsicum added the crunch and some color to the dish.

Ingredients:-
3/4 cup of paneer (try tofu if you do not want to add paneer)
1/2 cup of diced capsicum
1 cup of corn kernels
2 green chillies
1 tsp of ginger-garlic paste
1 medium sized onion chopped
1 tsp of coriander powder
2 tsp of red chilli powder
pinch of pepper powder (or more)
2 tsp of garam masala
pinch of turmeric powder
1 tsp of jeera/cumin seeds
3 tsp of oil
1/4 cup of low fat milk (optional-could be avoided)
1 tsp of kasoori methi
Method:-
Add 1 tsp of oil and fry the onions and corn kernels for 10 mins in medium flame.
Grind the above with the green chillies and keep aside.
Heat the other 2 tsp of oil in the pan and add jeera. Wait for them to sizzle in hot oil.
Add the capcisum, ginger-garlic paste, red chilli powder, garam masala and coriander powder. Fry well in medium heat by stirring every min.  Do this for about 8 mins or until the capsicum is well cooked.
Add the turmeric powder and the gravy. Cook closed in low-medium for about 5 mins.
Add the paneer and milk. Cook for about a min in low heat. Add kasoori methi and mix well.
Serve hot.
Tada!

Avi and my parents absolutely loved it!
Do try this recipe and let me know how u like it or any other changes that can be made to make it taste better!