Paneer Afghani

Name: Paneer Afghani
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 2-3 persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 grams paneer; 100 ml soya milk; 1/4 cup fresh crean; 8-10 almonds; 10-12 cashew nut; 2 tbsp melon seeds; 2-3 green chillies; 2 tb spoon chopped coriander leaves; 1 tsp roasted cumin powder; 2 tsp coriander powder; 1 small onion; 6 garlic cloves; 1 " ginger piece; Salt to taste; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 " Cinnamon stick; 2 cloves; 2 green chillies; 1/4 cup cooking oil +2 tbsp; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tsp kasuri methi; 2 tbsp fresh cream; For marination:; 1 tsp crushed black pepper; 1 tsp ginger garlic paste; 1/2 tsp salt

Naheed Alam @cook_14415967

Greater Noida.

#Spoon
Paneer Afghani is a silky creamy paneer curry, cooked with nuts and cream. Paneer and soya milk itself are packed with protein whereas nuts give the curry a silky creamy texture .Soya milk, paneer and cream make it rich in protein calcium and minerals.

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Ingredients

15 minutes

2-3 persons

200 gramspaneer
100 mlsoya milk
1/4 cupfresh crean
8-10almonds
10-12cashew nut
2 tbspmelon seeds
2-3green chillies
2 tbspoon chopped coriander leaves
1 tsproasted cumin powder
2 tspcoriander powder
1small onion
6garlic cloves
1" ginger piece
Salt to taste
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1" Cinnamon stick
2cloves
2green chillies
1/4 cupcooking oil +2 tbsp
2 tbspbutter
1 tspkasuri methi
2 tbspfresh cream
For marination:
1 tspcrushed black pepper
1 tspginger garlic paste
1/2 tspsalt

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Cut paneer into desired shapes. Thickness should be no less than 1/2 inch.
2

Marinate paneer and keep aside. Soak almonds and melon seeds into warm water for 10 minutes.
3

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan. Shallow fry paneer to golden brown Take out and keep aside.Add sliced onion, garlic cloves and ginger into same pan, add cashew also. Saute for 2 minutes on low flame. Take out and let it cool.
4

Deskin almonds. Transfer to a grinding jar. Add melon seeds, green chillies, coriander leaves and onion garluc mix. Add 2 tbsp water and grind to a smooth paste.
5

Heat a pan, add 1/4 cup oil and butter. Add cumin seeds, cardemoms, clovevand cinnamon stick. Let them crackle. Reduce flame to low. Add cumin powder and coriander powder. Saute on low flame for 1 minute.
6

Add onion -cashew paste, saute 1 minute.Add salt and 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes till oil seperates.
7

Lower the flame, add soya milk, cream and kasuri methi. Mix and simmer for 2 minutes.
8

Add fried paneer. Cover and cook 2 minutes, low flame.
9

After 2 minutes, put off flame. Paneer Afghani is ready to serve.
10

Serve with naan/parathas/chapatis/rice Enjoy. 😊😊

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Naheed Alam @cook_14415967

on May 30, 2023 16:21

Greater Noida.

Having a Master degree in Science and a bachelor degree in Education,but also passionate about cooking since childhood.Love to cook my favourite dishes.