Paneer Makhanwala

Name: Paneer Makhanwala
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For ground paste; 1 big onion roughly chopped; 2-3 big tomatoes roughly chopped; 9-10 cashews; 2 teaspoon butter; 1/2 inch ginger grated; 2-3 garlic cloves chopped; 2-3 green cardamom; 1 star anise; 1 inch cinnamon stick; For gravy; 200 g paneer cubed; 1 bay leaf; 1.5 cup water; 2 tbsp butter; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon garam masala; 1 green chillies slit; 1.5 teaspoon kashmiri chilli powder; 3/4 teaspoon crushed kasuri methi; 4-5 tbsp cream; to taste Salt; 3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Rekha Unni @cook_13338247

Kolkata

#ingredientpaneer
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Creamy Rich Paneer gravy , perfect for roti naan or pulao

Rekha Unni @cook_13338247

Kolkata

#ingredientpaneer
#day5
#Dec17
Creamy Rich Paneer gravy , perfect for roti naan or pulao

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Ingredients

25 mins

4 servings

For ground paste
1big onion roughly chopped
2-3big tomatoes roughly chopped
9-10cashews
2 teaspoonbutter
1/2 inchginger grated
2-3garlic cloves chopped
2-3green cardamom
1star anise
1 inchcinnamon stick
For gravy
200 gpaneer cubed
1bay leaf
1.5 cupwater
2 tbspbutter
1/2 teaspoonsugar
1/2 teaspoongaram masala
1green chillies slit
1.5 teaspoonkashmiri chilli powder
3/4 teaspooncrushed kasuri methi
4-5 tbspcream
to tasteSalt
3 tbspchopped coriander leaves

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Steps

25 mins

1

Start with ground paste, heat butter in pan, saute spices, add ginger garlic and onion. Saute until onions are translucent. Add tomatoes, saute until tender. Allow to cool completely. Grind it with cashews to fine paste
2

In same pan, add butter, roast bay leaf, add ground paste with red chillies powder. Saute until paste completely leaves side. Add salt, green chillies, sugar and water. Bring to boil. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes
3

You can directly add paneer to curry or heat 1 TSP ghee in separate pan add lightly saute paneer until lightly browned on sides. I like roasting it.
4

Add paneer to gravy. Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes. Reserve 1 tbsp cream for Garnish. Add remaining to gravy. Crush kasuri methi between palms and add to gravy with garam masala. Mix well. Add coriander leaves. Now add reserved cream on top. Serve hot with roti naan or pulao

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Rekha Unni @cook_13338247

on December 17, 2018 10:59

Kolkata

Humble soul embarking on beautiful journey of love called life. cooking is one of my favourite hobbies and I love experimenting with different types of foods. it's the love of cooking for my family which has made this hobby as one of my passions. My blog: https://SpicesandDesserts.com