Shahi Paneer

Name: Shahi Paneer
Total time: 3000 s
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gm paneer; 1 tbsp butter; 2 pods cardamom; 1 inch cinnamon; 1 pod black cardamom; 3 cloves; 1 onion sliced; 3 cloves garlic; 1 inch ginger chopped; 2 tomato chopped; 1 cup water; 1 tbsp salt; 1 tbsp butter; 1/2 tbsp sahi jeera; 1 bay leaf; 1/4 tbsp turmeric; 1 tbsp red kashmiri red chilli; 1/4 cup malai/Cream; 15 cubes paneer; 1/2 tbsp kasuri methi; 1/4 tbsp garam masala

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Ingredients

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for onion tomato puree
200 gm paneer
1 tbspbutter
2 podscardamom
1 inchcinnamon
1 podblack cardamom
3cloves
1onion sliced
3 clovesgarlic
1 inchginger chopped
2tomato chopped
1 cupwater
1 tbspsalt
for curry
1 tbspbutter
1/2 tbspsahi jeera
1bay leaf
1/4 tbspturmeric
1 tbspred kashmiri red chilli
1/4 cupmalai/Cream
15 cubespaneer
1/2 tbspkasuri methi
1/4 tbspgaram masala

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Steps

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1

Firstly, in a kadai heat 1 tbsp butter and saute 2 pods cardamom, 1 inch cinnamon,1 pod black cardamom and 3 cloves.
2

Now add 1 onion, 3 clove garlic and 1 inch ginger.
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Saute slightly until onion Softens.
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Further, add 2 tomato and saute slightly.
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Also, add 1 cup water and 1 tsp salt. mix well.
6

Cover and boil for 20 minutes or until it softens completely.
7

Cool completely and transfer to a blender. blend to smooth paste without adding any water.
8

Sieve the puree making sure the puree is smooth and silky. keep aside.
9

In a large kadai heat 1 tbsp butter and saute ½ tsp shahi jeera and 1 bay leaf
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Keeping flame on low add ¼ tsp turmeric and 1 tsp chilli powder.
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Saute slightly until the spices turn aromatic.
12

Add in the prepared tomato-onion puree and mix well.
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Further, add ¼ cup cream and mix until everything is well combined.
14

Add in 15 cubes paneer, few threads saffron and mix well.
15

Cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until flavours are absorbed well.
16

Now add ½ tsp kasuri methi and ¼ tsp garam masala. mix well.
17

Finally, enjoy shahi paneer with roti or garlic naan.