Punjabi Paneer Makhani

Name: Punjabi Paneer Makhani
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 400 gms Paneer; 6-7 Tomatoes; 4-5 Onions; 4 Green Chillies; 1 inch Ginger; 8-9 TableSpoon Dahi/ curd; 10 gm Butter; 1 Pinch Hing/asafoetdia; aasas needed Oil; 1 TeaSpoon Jeera/ cumin seeds; 4-5 Sabut Kaali Mirch/ black pepper; 1 inch cinnamon stick/ Small Dal Chinni; 1 Badi Elaichi/ black Cardamom; 3-4 Laung/ cloves; 2-3 Choti Elaichi/ green cardamom; 1/2 Teaspoon Haldi Powder( turmeric); 1 TeaSpoon Laal Mirch Powder( red chilli); 5 TeaSpoon Dhaniya Powder( corinader); 1 TeaSpoon Salt; 1/2 TeaSpoon Garam Masala; 1/2 TeaSpoon Roasted Kasuri Methi

Deepank @Deepank126

New Delhi

Punjabi Paneer Makhani

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Ingredients

400 gmsPaneer
6-7Tomatoes
4-5Onions
4Green Chillies
1 inchGinger
8-9 TableSpoonDahi/ curd
10 gmButter
1 PinchHing/asafoetdia
aasas neededOil
Khade Masale
1 TeaSpoonJeera/ cumin seeds
4-5Sabut Kaali Mirch/ black pepper
1 inchcinnamon stick/ Small Dal Chinni
1Badi Elaichi/ black Cardamom
3-4Laung/ cloves
2-3Choti Elaichi/ green cardamom
Spices
1/2 TeaspoonHaldi Powder( turmeric)
1 TeaSpoonLaal Mirch Powder( red chilli)
5 TeaSpoonDhaniya Powder( corinader)
1 TeaSpoonSalt
1/2 TeaSpoonGaram Masala
1/2 TeaSpoonRoasted Kasuri Methi

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Steps

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Grind Tomatoes finely into purée in a mixer grinder.
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Grind Onions, Ginger & Green Chillies finely into purée in a mixer grinder.
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Cut Paneer in medium-small size cubes or whatever shape you want.
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Now take a bowl, add chopped paneer cubes in it with 1 Teaspoon Dhaniya Powder, 1/4 Teaspoon Haldi Powder, 1/2 Teaspoon Laal Mirch Powder in it & mix them properly & gently so that paneer cubes don’t break.
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Then add 4 Table Spoon Dahi in it & mix them properly.
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Now let the marinated paneer rest for 5-10 minutes.
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After 5-10 minutes, Now take a pan, add 2-3 Table Spoon Oil in it & keep the gas on medium flame.
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When oil gets heated up, add marinated paneer cubes in it & roast them till they turn into slight golden brown in colour.
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After 4-5 minutes, when they turn slight golden brown in colour, take them out in a bowl & fry rest of the marinated pieces.
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Now keep all of them in a bowl aside.
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Now take a kadhai, add oil in it in which paneer cubes were roasted & 1 Big Spoon Oil in it & keep the gas on medium flame.
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When oil gets heated up, add Khade Masale & 1 Pinch Hing in it & let them sizzle.
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When they start sizzling, add finely grinded onion, Ginger & green chillies paste in it & cook them till they turn into golden brown in colour.
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Now take a katori, add 5 Table Spoon Dahi in it with 1/2 Teaspoon Laal Mirch Powder, 1/4 Teaspoon Haldi Powder & 4 Teaspoon Dhaniya Powder in it & mix them properly.
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Now after 5-6 minutes, when they turn into golden brown in colour, add spices mix dahi in it & mix them properly.
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Now cook them for 4-5 minutes till dahi starts releasing oil.
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After 4-5 minutes, when oil is completely released, add finely grinded tomato purée in it with 1 Teaspoon Salt so that they start releasing oil quickly.
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After 8-10 minutes, when oil is completely released, add roasted Paneer Cubes in it & mix them properly.
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Then add 2-3 Cups Water in it & mix them properly.
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Then add 1/2 Teaspoon Garam Masala, 1/2 Teaspoon Roasted Kasuri Methi & 1 Small Cube Butter in it & mix them properly.
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Now cook them for 4-5 minutes.
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Your Punjabi Paneer Makhani is ready to be served.