Shahi paneer

Name: Shahi paneer
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp butter; 2 medium-size onion; 4 Garlic cloves; 1 inch ginger; 6 Badam; 6 cashew; 1/2 tsp shahi jeera; 1 green cardamom; 1 black cardamom; 2 clove; 1/2 inch cinnamon; 1/2 star anise; 5 medium-size tomato; to taste Salt; 2 tbsp butter; 200 gms Paneer; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp chili powder; as required Few strands saffron; 1 tsp sugar; to taste Salt; 3 tbsp fresh cream; 1 tsp kasuri methi

Monica Rangaswamy @monicacookbook

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

#GA4 #week6 #paneer

Shahi paneer is delicious rich, mild, creamy recipe of paneer. The shahi gravy is of aromatic flavors from onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, whole spices, saffron and kasuri methi. It gets its rich and creamy texture from butter, nuts and cream. Shahi paneer can be paired with any variety of Indian bread.

#GA4 #week6 #paneer

Monica Rangaswamy @monicacookbook

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Ingredients

1 hour

4 people

For onion tomato puree :
1 tbspbutter
2medium-size onion
4Garlic cloves
1 inchginger
6Badam
6cashew
1/2 tspshahi jeera
1green cardamom
1black cardamom
2clove
1/2 inchcinnamon
1/2star anise
5medium-size tomato
to tasteSalt
For shahi paneer :
2 tbspbutter
200 gmsPaneer
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspchili powder
as required Few strands saffron
1 tspsugar
to tasteSalt
3 tbspfresh cream
1 tspkasuri methi

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Steps

1 hour

1

Soak badam in hot water and remove the skin. Roughly chop onion, tomato, ginger and garlic. Get all the ingredients ready for the puree.
2

In a pan melt butter. Add onions, ginger, garlic and saute until they are soft. Add badam, cashew and whole spices.
3

Followed by tomatoes and salt. Add quarter cup water and cook till tomatoes are soft and mushy.
4

Let the mixture cool. Soak saffron in hot water for 10 mins. If using frozen paneer, soak them in hot water for 20mins to make it soft. Grind the mixture into a fine paste with half cup water. Strain the puree.
5

In a pan melt butter, add paneer cubes and saute just to coat paneer with butter. Add turmeric powder, chili powder, saffron soaked in water and mix well.
6

Add the strained puree, salt, sugar and let it come to boil until butter ooze out.
7

Add fresh cream, stir well and cook for 2 mins. Crush kasuri methi between your palms and add it to the gravy. Cook for another minute and switch off the flame.
8

Shahi paneer is ready to be served. Serve hot with your favorite variety of Indian bread.