Shahi paneer

Name: Shahi paneer
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 grams Paneer; 5 Tomatoes (medium sized); 2 green chillies; 1 inch Ginger long piece; 2 tbsp Ghee or oil; 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder; 25-30 (2 tbsp) Cashews; 100 grams (1/2 cup ) Malai or cream; 1/4 tsp Garam masala; 3/4 tsp Salt to taste; 1 tbsp Green coriander (finely chopped)

Himanshi Agarwal @cook_11926561

Shahi paneer

Himanshi Agarwal @cook_11926561

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Ingredients

500 gramsPaneer
5Tomatoes (medium sized)
2green chillies
1 inchGinger long piece
2 tbspGhee or oil
1/2 tspCumin seeds
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1 tspCoriander powder
1/4 tspRed chilli powder
25-30 (2 tbsp)Cashews
100 grams (1/2 cup )Malai or cream
1/4 tspGaram masala
3/4 tspSalt to taste
1 tbspGreen coriander (finely chopped)

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Steps

1

Cut paneer in square chunks and Soak the cashews in water for half an hour and ground to make a fine paste.
2

Grind tomatoes, ginger and green chilli to make a paste. Take out the paste in a bowl.
3

Heat ghee, When ghee is hot, add cumin seeds. After sauteing cumin seeds for a while, add turmeric powder and coriander powder. Saute for few minutes and add tomato paste.
4

Stir constantly and keep sauteing. Now add cashew paste and malai to the masala and saute until oil starts separating from it.
5

Add water as desired to make gravy. Also add salt and red chilli powder.
6

When the gravy starts simmering, place the paneer chunks and cook on low flame for 3 to 4 minutes so that paneer chunks absorb all the spices. Shahi paneer sabzi is ready, turn off the flame and add some green coriander and garam masala.