Kesar Malai Paneer Curry

Name: Kesar Malai Paneer Curry
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gms paneer cubes; 2 cups milk; 1/4 cup malai/fresh cream; 1 medium sized onion(roughly chopped); 5-6 garlic cloves; 1 small piece of ginger; 1 green chilli(slit); 8-10 cashews; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 green cardamom pod; 1 bay leaf; 2 cloves; 2-4 black pepper corns; 1 small stick cinnamon; 3-4 saffron strands; 1 pinch turmeric powder (optional); 1/4 tsp red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp garam masala powder; 2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves; to taste Salt; 1 tbsp butter

Kanika Pareek @kitchenlifelover

Madhya Pradesh

Looking for an easy paneer recipes?
Hosting a party at home?
Then this kesar malai paneer curry is the perfect choice.
Kesar malai paneer curry is super delicious and most creamiest curry made in fresh milk cream based gravy and with very mild spices.
I am sharing my way of making this super yummy malai paneer curry.

Kanika Pareek @kitchenlifelover

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

200 gmspaneer cubes
2 cupsmilk
1/4 cupmalai/fresh cream
1medium sized onion(roughly chopped)
5-6garlic cloves
1small piece of ginger
1green chilli(slit)
8-10cashews
1 tspcumin seeds
1green cardamom pod
1bay leaf
2cloves
2-4black pepper corns
1small stick cinnamon
3-4saffron strands
1 pinchturmeric powder (optional)
1/4 tspred chilli powder
1/4 tspgaram masala powder
2 tspdried fenugreek leaves
to tasteSalt
1 tbspbutter

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Heat a pan on medium high flame, add 2 glass water and let it boil.
2

Add in the roughly chopped onion, garlic cloves, ginger, and cashews. Cover and let it
cook for 7-8 minutes on medium flame or till the onion turns soft and cooked completely.
3

Let it cool down completely. Strain and blend into a smooth paste.
4

Heat butter in a pan on low medium flame.
5

Add jeera, bay leaf, cardamom, cloves, black peper corn and green chilli. Sauté for 4-5 seconds.
6

Add in the onion cashew paste. Sauté and cook for 1-2 minutes.
7

Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and garam masala powder. Mix well and cook for 1-2 minutes on low flame.
8

Add in the cream and mix well.
9

Now add milk, saffron and dried fenugreek leaves. Mix nicely and cook for a minute.
10

Add paneer cubes and salt. Cover and simmer it for 5-8 minutes. Or cook till the gravy turns thick, smooth
and creamy.
11

Garnish with some cream and serve hot with chapati, naan,paratha or jeera rice.