Shahi Paneer

Name: Shahi Paneer
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300 gms paneer cubed; 1 1/2 onion cubed; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 10 cashewnuts; 5 almonds; 1 tsp sesame seeds; 1 tbsp tomato puree; 1 tbsp (not so sour)curd; 3 green cardamom; 1 small stick cinnamon; 1 tbsp fresh cream; Few strands saffron soaked in warm milk; 1 tsp black pepper powder; 1/4 th tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 th tsp kashmiri red chilli powder; 1 tsp kitchen king masala; To taste saltghtly; 1 tsp crushed kasoori methi; 1/2 tsp shahjeera; 1 tbsp chopped coriander; 3 tbsp refined oil; 1 tbsp ghee; 1 tsp kewra water

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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This is a rich creamy preparation and a very special Mughlai dish served on special occasions.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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This is a rich creamy preparation and a very special Mughlai dish served on special occasions.

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Ingredients

300 gmspaneer cubed
1 1/2onion cubed
1 tspginger paste
1 tspgarlic paste
10cashewnuts
5almonds
1 tspsesame seeds
1 tbsptomato puree
1 tbsp(not so sour)curd
3green cardamom
1small stick cinnamon
1 tbspfresh cream
Few strands saffron soaked in warm milk
1 tspblack pepper powder
1/4th tsp turmeric powder
1/4th tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
1 tspkitchen king masala
To tastesaltghtly
1 tspcrushed kasoori methi
1/2 tspshahjeera
1 tbspchopped coriander
3 tbsprefined oil
1 tbspghee
1 tspkewra water

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Steps

1

Heat oil in a nonstick pan and lightly fry the cubed paneer pieces.Set aside.In the remaining oil lightly fry the half crushed garam masala and onions.Add ginger garlic paste.Set aside to cool.Make a paste of the fried masala and sesame seeds alongwith curd.Add ghee and sprinkle shahjeera. Then add the masala paste,kitchen king masala,turmeric and red chilli powder, salt,tomato puree and fresh cream or malai. Add crushed kasoori methi and fry till masala leaves sides.
2

Add the fried paneer and toss lightly. Add little water and let it cook till you get a thick gravy.Add soaked saffron and kewra water.
3

Garnish with half broken cashewnuts and chopped coriander leaves.Serve with jeera rice,naan or tandoori roti.