Mughlai shahi paneer

Name: Mughlai shahi paneer
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For cashew paste:; 2 tablespoons Cashew nuts; 1/4 cup Water; For onion Paste:; 1 medium or 1 cup Onion roughly chopped; 1/2 cup Water; For saffron-cream mixture:; 2 tablespoon Heavy whipping cream; few strands Saffron; 6 oz or 175 grams Paneer cut into ½ inch pieces; 1 tablespoon Oil; 2 Cloves; 3 Black peppercorns; 1/2 inch Cinnamon stick; 1 Bay leaf; 2 Green chilli slit; 1 teaspoon Ginger paste or freshly grated or crushed; 1 teaspoon Garlic paste or freshly grated; 1/4 cup Plain yogurt; 1/4 teaspoon Garam Masala; 1/4 teaspoon Green cardamom seeds powder; to taste Salt

Minakshi maheshwari @cook_17178703

Tejpur, Aasam

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Minakshi maheshwari @cook_17178703

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Ingredients

For cashew paste:
2 tablespoonsCashew nuts
1/4 cupWater
For onion Paste:
1medium or 1 cup Onion roughly chopped
1/2 cupWater
For saffron-cream mixture:
2 tablespoon Heavy whipping cream
few strands Saffron
6 oz or 175 grams Paneer cut into ½ inch pieces
1 tablespoonOil
2Cloves
3Black peppercorns
1/2 inchCinnamon stick
1Bay leaf
2Green chilli slit
1 teaspoonGinger paste or freshly grated or crushed
1 teaspoonGarlic paste or freshly grated
1/4 cupPlain yogurt
1/4 teaspoonGaram Masala
1/4 teaspoonGreen cardamom seeds powder
to tasteSalt

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Steps

1

Soak cashews in ¼ cup water for about 15-20 minutes.
Make smooth paste out of it in grinder or blender.
Warm up cream in the microwave and dissolve few saffron strands in it.
2

Take onion and water in a pan on medium heat. Let it simmer for 10-15 minutes or till onions get soft.
Let it cool down a bit. Once cooled, grind into smooth paste.
3

Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add whole spices and fry for 30-45 seconds.
Add ginger paste, garlic paste and slit green chilies, saute for few seconds.
Mix in onion paste and salt. Cook it till all the moisture evaporates and it starts to leave the sides of the pan.
Add prepared cashew nut paste. Stir well.
4

Add yogurt and immediately mix well. If required add little water for gravy consistency and let come to a simmer.
Add garam masala and cardamom powder. Mix well.
Add paneer pieces and stir very gently.
Add cream-saffron mixture. Mix and let it simmer for 2 minutes.
Turn off the stove.