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Cooking Time: 30 mins.
Serves: 4 people.
Description: Shahi Paneer is a very popular and rich vegetarian recipe. Paneer lovers will finger lick this dish.Goes well with all kinds of breads like chapathi, kulcha or nan.
Ingredients
Cottage cheese (paneer) - 400 grams
Onion - 2 large (quartered)
Cloves - 3
Black peppercorns - 4-5
Cinnamon - 2 one inch sticks
Bay leaf - 1
Green chillies,slit - 2
Ginger paste - 1 tsp
Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Cashewnut - 1/2 cup
Yogurt - 1/2 cup
Cream - 2 tbsp
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt as needed
Oil as neded
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Method
- Cut the paneer into half inch wide and half inch long pieces.
- Soak cashewnuts 1 hr before and grind to fine paste.
- Grind onions also to a fine paste.
- Heat the oil in a pan (kadai), add the cloves, peppercorns, and bay leaf and fry till fragrant.
- Add the green chillies and onion paste and fry for three to four minutes on low heat so it does not get coloured.
- Add the ginger paste and garlic paste and continue to mix for half a minute.
- Add the cashewnut paste and mix for another two minutes. Add the yogurt and mix till the water from the yogurt gets absorbed.
- Stir in the cream, garam masala powder and salt to taste.
- Now add 1 cup of water and bring it to boil.
- Add the paneer and stir gently to mix.
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