Spicy Shahi Paneer

Name: Spicy Shahi Paneer
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gm Paneer; 2 tbsp Cooking Oil; 1 tbsp Butter; 2 Tomatoes; 1 Onion; 4 pods Garlic; 1 inch Ginger; 2 Green chilli; 2 tbsp Chopped coriander leaves; 1 Cinnamon stick; 8 Black pepper seeds; 4 clove; 2 Bay leaves; 10 Cashew nuts; 2 tbsp Curd; as required Salt to taste; 1/4 + 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder; 1/4 + 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp Black pepper powder; 1/4 tsp Shahi paneer masala

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

New Delhi

#Jan #W3
Soft, creamy Mughlai Restaurant-Style Shahi Paneer is a true celebration of rich flavours and spices. Serve this vegetarian curry with hot paratha, naan or roti. If you’re not a bread lover, this Shahi Paneer also pairs beautifully with rice.

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2 servings

200 gmPaneer
2 tbspCooking Oil
1 tbspButter
2Tomatoes
1Onion
4 podsGarlic
1 inchGinger
2Green chilli
2 tbspChopped coriander leaves
1Cinnamon stick
8Black pepper seeds
4clove
2Bay leaves
10Cashew nuts
2 tbspCurd
as requiredSalt to taste
1/4 + 1/4 tspRed chilli powder
1/4 + 1/4 tspTurmeric powder
1/4 tspBlack pepper powder
1/4 tspShahi paneer masala

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Wash, peel and chop onion, ginger and garlic. Transfer it in a pressure cooker. Add choppped tomatoes, cashew nuts, black pepper seeds, cloves, cinnamom stick and bay leaves and pressure cook till 1 whistle. Let pressure releases automatically. Now grind this in a mixer to a smooth paste.
2

Cut paneer in small cubes. Sprinkle salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and black pepper powder and curd and mix well. Marinate for 30 minutes.
3

Heat cooking oil in a wok. Add grinded paste and saute till oil leaves the sides. Now add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and black pepper powder and mix well. Add 1/2 cup water and let it simmer on low flame till it turn thick.
4

Shallow fry marinated Paneer cubes and transfer it in masala mixture as cooked at step 3. Saute for 2-3 minutes. Add butter and mix.
5

Serve hot garnished with chopped coriander leaves and slit green chilli, with chapatti or puri or naan.