Saffron Flavoured Afghani Paneer Gravy

Name: Saffron Flavoured Afghani Paneer Gravy
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300 grams fresh paneer /cottage cheese; 1 tbsp melon seeds (meengi); 1/2 cup thick fresh curd; 1 tbsp white Poppy seeds Khus-khus or Posto dana; 15 cashews cut into half; 2 green chillies; 2 medium onions; 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 2 tbsp malai /cream; 10 raisins(optional); 2 green cardamoms; 1 tbsp Kasuri methi; Salt as per the taste; 1 tbsp olive oil; For the garnish; 1/4 th tsp saffron strands

Sanchita Mittal @sm_thechef

Delhi

#Ramadan
Saffron flavoured Afghani Paneer is an exotic vegetarian preparation in which the mouth melting paneer cubes are dipped in a rich and creamy cashew-curd saffron flavoured gravy.
Its different.

Sanchita Mittal @sm_thechef

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Ingredients

25 minutes

2 servings

300 gramsfresh paneer /cottage cheese
1 tbspmelon seeds (meengi)
1/2 cupthick fresh curd
1 tbspwhite Poppy seeds Khus-khus or Posto dana
15cashews cut into half
2green chillies
2medium onions
2 tspginger-garlic paste
1/2 tspgaram masala
2 tbspmalai /cream
10raisins(optional)
2green cardamoms
1 tbspKasuri methi
Salt as per the taste
1 tbspolive oil
For the garnish
1/4th tsp saffron strands

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Steps

25 minutes

1

Soak saffron in 2 tsp warm water and keep aside.
2

Soak poppy seeds, melon seeds and cashew nuts and for 10 minutes in 4-5 tbsp warm water and grind to a fine paste along with cardamom and onions in a blender.
3

Slice cottage cheese into 1 inch squares.
4

Heat olive oil in the frying pan and saute onion paste.
5

Stir and fry for a while on medium flame until the paste is cooked nicely and you start getting the aroma.
6

Add ginger-garlic paste to the masala.
7

Stir and add whisked curd to the masala and cook for 5 minutes.
8

Now add Garam Masala powder, red chilli powder and salt.
9

Add the cream, and kasuri methi.
10

Mix well and cook on low flame for 2 minutes so that all flavours infuse into each other.
11

Add paneer pieces to the pan, and dip them in the white curry.
12

Immediately cover the pan for 5 minutes on sim flame for the paneer to soften in the hot white curry.
13

Garnish with saffron water and cashew nuts Serve hot with Nan or Tandoori Roti.
14

Enjoy