Moderately healthy

Shahi paneer

Name: Shahi paneer
Cook time: 20 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes

Time to cook

20 minutes

Difficulty

Easy

Serves

A rich delicious delicacy from the popular Mughlai cuisine. Shahi paneer is a creamy appetizing gravy that can be prepared by either using tomato, onion, or nuts base or without tomatoes.

Ingredients

Paneer

0.5 cup

Amul Fresh Cream

0.75 tbsp

Kasoori Methi

0.75 tsp

Red Chilli Powder

0.5 tsp

Coriander Powder

0.25 tsp

Garam Masala

0.5 tsp

Saffron

1 pinch

Cardamom Powder

1 tsp

Kewra Water

0.25 tsp

Salt

1 pinch

Onion Raw

2 small

Cashew Nuts, Raw

1.25 tbsp

Almonds

1.25 tbsp

Melon Seeds

0.75 tbsp

Water

1.25 cup

Cold Pressed Olive Oil

1.25 tsp

Caraway Seeds

0.25 tsp

Cardamom

1 pod

Cloves

1 Clove

Cinnamon

1 inch

Bay Leaf

1 leaf

Step-by-step instructions to cook

Prep

In a pot of boiling water, add onions, cashews, almonds, and melon seeds. Boil until the onions become soft.

Strain and save the stock, allowing it to cool.

In a grinder, combine the blanched onions, cashews, almonds, and melon seeds and grind to a fine paste. Add some of the reserved stock cautiously to achieve a thick consistency.

Set the paste aside for later use.

Cooking

Heat butter in a pan and temper with shahi jeera, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, bay leaf, and ginger garlic paste.

Add nuts-onion paste, cook until thickened, and add red chili powder, coriander powder, and garam masala powder. Mix well and cook for 2 minutes.

Pour in milk, reserved stock, and season. Cook until the gravy thickens.

Add saffron and cardamom powder. Cook briefly.

Add paneer cubes, mix, and garnish with kasoori methi and fresh cream. .