Shahi Malai Paneer with black pepper

Name: Shahi Malai Paneer with black pepper
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gm Paneer; 15-20 pieces black pepper seeds; 10-15 pieces Cashew nuts; 2 pieces Onions; 10 pieces Garlic; 1 ginger; 2 tbsp Butter; 2 tbsp Cooking Oil; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder; 4 pieces Cloves; 1 piece Big cardamom; 1 piece Green cardamom; 1 piece Cinnamon stick; 1 piece Bay leaves; 2 tbsp Fresh cream; 2 tbsp Curd; 2 tbsp Chopped coriander leaves

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

New Delhi

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Shahi Chilli Paneer is a flavorsome, light, and creamy Indian paneer curry. This paneer is also known as malai paneer with black pepper. Soft paneer is perfect royal meal with homemade naan.

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

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Ingredients

25 minutes

4 servings

200 gmPaneer
15-20 piecesblack pepper seeds
10-15 piecesCashew nuts
2 piecesOnions
10 piecesGarlic
1ginger
2 tbsp Butter
2 tbsp Cooking Oil
1/2 tspSalt
1/4 tspTurmeric powder
1/4 tspRed chilli powder
4 piecesCloves
1 pieceBig cardamom
1 pieceGreen cardamom
1 pieceCinnamon stick
1 pieceBay leaves
2 tbsp Fresh cream
2 tbsp Curd
2 tbsp Chopped coriander leaves

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Steps

25 minutes

1

Dry roast Black pepper seeds on a griddle for 2-3 minutes. Cool it and coarsely grind it. Keep aside. Soak cashew nuts in water for 2 hours. Cut paneer in small cubes. Wash, peel and chop onion garlic and ginger.
2

Grate 4 cloves of garlic and 1" piece ginger.
3

Pour 1 tb spoon butter and 1 tsp Cooking Oil on a griddle. Add grated ginger and garlic and stir for 1 minute.
4

Now add paneer cubes and saute for 3-4 minutes till paneer gets pinkish brown. Add half of grinded kalimirch in paneer and mix well and remove in a plate..
5

In the same pan heat 1 tb spoon cooking oil. Add onion, 1" piece ginger and garlic and saute till onion gets translucent. Add soaked cashew nuts with water,, cloves, cinnamom and both cardamoms. Cover the lid and cook for 5 minutes. Switch off the flame. Cool it and then grind it to a smooth paste.
6

Heat 1 tb spoon butter and 1 tsp Cooking Oil in a wok. Add grinded paste in it and cook on low flame till it turns thick and oil starts leaving the sides,
7

Add curd and paneer cubes. Add salt and remaining black pepper powder, turmeric powder and red chilli powder and mix well.
8

Add fresh malai and mix. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves and switch off the flame. Add some butter over it.
9

Serve this delicious Shahi Chilli paneer with naan, chapatti or parantha.