Hyderabadi Paneer Masala

Name: Hyderabadi Paneer Masala
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gms paneer; 1 medium chopped tomato; 6-7 garlic cloves; 1 inch ginger; 2 green chillies; 8-9 cashew nuts; 2 tbsp curd; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp cumin powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1 tbsp fresh cream; 100 gms spinach; 50 gms coriander leaves; 1 big onion chopped; 2 tsp butter; 2 tbsp oil; 2 bay leaves; 1 black cardamom; 4 green cardamom; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 1 tbsp dry kasuri methi; to taste Salt

Rita Talukdar Adak @ritaadak17

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Hyderabadi special paneer masala. Tried a little variation in the traditional paneer recipe with palak

Rita Talukdar Adak @ritaadak17

#GA4
#week13
#hyderabadi
Hyderabadi special paneer masala. Tried a little variation in the traditional paneer recipe with palak

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Ingredients

45 mins

4 servings

200 gmspaneer
1medium chopped tomato
6-7garlic cloves
1 inchginger
2green chillies
8-9cashew nuts
2 tbspcurd
1 tspred chilli powder
1 tspcumin powder
1 tspcoriander powder
1 tbspfresh cream
100 gmsspinach
50 gmscoriander leaves
1big onion chopped
2 tspbutter
2 tbspoil
2bay leaves
1black cardamom
4green cardamom
1 inchcinnamon stick
1 tbspdry kasuri methi
to tasteSalt

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Steps

45 mins

1

Assemble all ingredients in one place
2

Heat butter in a kadai and add cubed paneer and stir on a low flame. Slightly fry the paneer and keep aside.
3

In the same butter add oil and the whole garam masala ingredients. Add chopped onions and fry well.
4

Once the onions are fried,add green chillies,garlic, ginger, cashews and salt. Fry well. Then add chopped tomatoes, spinach and coriander leaves. Cook till the spinach leaves are soft and well cooked.
5

Once fried. Place the mixture in a plate for cooling down. Now separate the whole garam masala from the mixture. Grind the rest of the mixture into a smooth paste.
6

In a kadai add butter and oil. Add the paste and stir well on a low flame. Add little water to the mixture and cook well.
7

Add red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and cook on low flame
8

Once the masala releases oil add whisked curd,fresh cream and then add cubed paneer to the mixture.Sprinkle little Kasuri methi.
9

Cook for about 2 mins.
10

Serve hot with roti or parathas