Shahi Paneer Recipe

shahi paneer, recipe of shahi paneer
Shahi paneer – rich, creamy paneer recipe Veg Recipe, Indian Vegetarian recipe

Prepared with paneer and thick, creamy and spicy gravy. We call it shahi paneer where shahi means royal. Shahi paneer gravy is made using cashew nuts and almonds.shahi paneer, recipe of shahi paneer

This recipe is not less than heaven for paneer lovers.

Try this step by step recipe of restaurant style shahi paneer at home and make your family lick their fingers.

Shahi Paneer Recipe
 
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Ingredients
  • Cottage cheese / paneer - 100 grams
  • Cashew nuts/kaju - ½ cup
  • Onions - 2
  • Garlic - 5 to 6 cloves
  • Ginger - 1 inch pc
  • Tomato - 4 to 5
  • Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
  • Bay leaf - 1
  • Cinnamon stick- 1 inch pc
  • Cloves - 3 to 4
  • Green cardamoms - 2
  • Red chili powder - ½ tsp
  • Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
  • Saffron - 1 pinch (optional)
  • Water - 1 cup (for gravy)
  • Cooking oil - 1 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Cut paneer in cubes or triangles.
  2. You can fry paneer if you want in ghee or oil. This step is optional. I have not used fried paneer.
  3. Soak ½ cup of cashew nuts in water for 10 to 15 minutes, grind them to fine paste and keep aside.
  4. In a kadhai, add chopped tomatoes, coriander seeds, cloves, bay leaf, small piece of cinnamon stick and cardamom and boil till tomatoes become soft.
  5. Drain the water from boiled tomatoes (keep it as we will use it in gravy) and remove the whole spices from tomatoes. In a grinder, make a smooth paste of tomatoes and keep aside.
  6. Grind onions, garlic cloves and ginger with a very little water to a smooth paste and keep aside.
  7. In a kadhai, heat oil and add ground onions, golden fry onions.
  8. Add tomatoes to the onions. Mix well and fry till it starts leaving oil from corners.
  9. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder and mix.
  10. To the kadhai add prepared cashew nut paste.
  11. Pour boiled tomato water (which we prepared earlier) and ¾ to 1 cup water for gravy. Stir.
  12. Add few strands of saffron to 1 tsp warm water and mix with shahi gravy (optional).
  13. As gravy thickens add paneer triangles and mix. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Do not overcook as paneer will become rubbery.
  14. Transfer it to serving bowl. Garnish with fresh cream and coriander leaves.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 3 - 4

Restaurant style Shahi Paneer recipe – How to make shahi paneer recipe:

Step by step recipe of Shahi Paneer:

1. Soak half a cup of cashew nuts in water for 10 to 15 minutes, grind them to fine paste and keep aside.made cashew nut paste for shahi paneer recipe

 

2. In a kadhai, add chopped tomatoes, coriander seeds, cloves, bay leaf, small piece of cinnamon stick and cardamom and boil till tomatoes become soft.add elaichi dalchini laung in shahi paneer

 

3. Drain the water from boiled tomatoes ( keep it as we will use it in gravy) and remove the whole spices from tomatoes. In a grinder, make a smooth paste of tomatoes and keep aside.tomato paste for shahi paneer

 

4. Grind onions, garlic cloves and ginger with a very little water to a smooth paste and keep aside.onion, garlic and ginger paste for shahi paneer recipe

 

5. In a kadhai, heat oil and add ground onions, golden fry onions.add oil and onion in kadai pan for making shahi paneer

 

6. Cut paneer in cubes or triangles, i prefer triangles 🙂 .

7. You can fry paneer if you wantin ghee or oil . This step is optional. I have not used fried paneer.

8. Add tomatoes to the onions. Mix well and fry till it starts leaving oil from corners.add tomato paste in shahi paneer

 

9. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder and mix.add spices turmeric red chilli in shahi paneer recipe

 

10. To the kadhai add prepared cashew nut paste.add cashew paste shahi paneer, made cashew nut pate

 

11. Pour boiled tomato water (which we prepared earlier) and 3/4 to 1 cup water for gravy. Stir.

12. Add few strands of saffron to 1 tsp warm water and mix with shahi gravy (optional).add kesar in shahi paneer

 

13. As gravy thickens add paneer triangles and mix. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Do not overcook as paneer will become rubbery.add paneer for preparing shahi paneer recipe

 

14. Transfer it to serving bowl. Garnish with fresh cream and coriander leaves.shahi paneer, recipe of shahi paneer

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