Low fat Shahi Paneer

Name: Low fat Shahi Paneer
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4-portion
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gms paneer cut into cubes; 4 tomatoes medium; 1 onion medium; 2 tbsps ginger paste; 2 green chillies small; 1/2 cup makhane (lotus seeds); 1 tbsp cashewnut broken; 1/2 cup milk cashews to soak makhane and; 3 - 4 pods Star Anise cinnamon cardamom whole spices- , stick, green; 1 tsp jeera; 1/2 tsp chilly red powder (to taste); 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp Kasuri methi (dried methi powder); to taste Salt; 1 tsp garam masala; Water (as needed); 2 tbsps ghee (can reduce as per your need)

Abha Jain @cook_7809253

Bangalore

You must be wondering, how can one do justice with the word 'Shahi' by adding low fat to it. Here is on magic ingredient, lotus seeds (makhane) to replace cream that makes it apt for health freaks

Abha Jain @cook_7809253

Bangalore

You must be wondering, how can one do justice with the word 'Shahi' by adding low fat to it. Here is on magic ingredient, lotus seeds (makhane) to replace cream that makes it apt for health freaks

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Ingredients

30 mins

4-portion

200 gmspaneer cut into cubes
4tomatoes medium
1onion medium
2 tbspsginger paste
2green chillies small
1/2 cupmakhane (lotus seeds)
1 tbspcashewnut broken
1/2 cupmilk cashews to soak makhane and
3 - 4 podsStar Anise cinnamon cardamom whole spices- , stick, green
1 tspjeera
1/2 tspchilly red powder (to taste)
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1 tspKasuri methi (dried methi powder)
to tasteSalt
1 tspgaram masala
Water (as needed)
2 tbspsghee (can reduce as per your need)

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Steps

30 mins

1

Grind tomatoes, onion, ginger and green chillies into puree
2

Heat ghee in kadhai, add all whole spices, jeera, and tomato puree
3

Cook it at low flame until ghee separates
4

Add Kasuri methi
5

Remove the whole spices and if needed can puree the gravy further to make it smooth
6

Soak makhane and cashews in warm milk for 15 mins and grind into paste
7

Add in the gravy stirring it. Add salt and cook it for 10 mind at low flame stirring it frequently to avoid the gravy sticking to the bottom. Add water in order to maintain medium consistency.
8

Add paneer cubes and cook for another 5 mins
9

Serve with parathas, naan or chapati