shahi Paneer

Shahi Paneer is the most loved dish among paneer lovers . Creamy yummy  delicious and easy to make .
Here i give the recipe for shahi paneer .

• Ingredients : (for four people)

1.  Cottage Cheese (paneer): 400 grms.
2. Onion : 2 medium size.
3. Ginger garlic paste : 1& 1/2 table spoon.
4. 3-4  Green chillies slitted into half.
5. Yoghurt : 1/2 cup.
6. Cream: 1/2 cup.
7. Cashew paste : 1/4 cup.
8. Garam Masala : 1 tea spoon.
9. red chilli powder: 1/2 tea spoon.
10.  cloves:4-5
11.  Bay leaves:2
12. Black pepper: 5-6
13. Chinnamon: 1 stick.
14. Green Cardemom : 4-6 (powdered).
15. Saffron: 1 pinch.
16. Salt : as per taste.
17. Oil: 2-3 table spoon.

• Recipe

Cut the paneer into cubes and fry a bit & keep them aside. Now boil onion in about half a cup of water , once it cools down grind it into a paste. Next heat oil in a pan and add all the dry masalas like 'bay leaves, cloves,pepper,chinnamon and saute, now add grinded onion, ginger garlic paste and green chilies to it and saute for three to four minutes on medium heat so that it get mixed but dont change the color . Add cashewnut paste and saute for 2-3 more minutes now add yoghurt and stir till its water gets completely absorbed. Now add cream to the curry and sprinkle saffron, garam masala and red chilli podwer . In the last add paneer cubes to the gravy and stir gently so that paneer can get immersed fully into gravy now sprinkle green cardamom powder on top and your gravy is ready to serve.

Tip: If you feel that the gravy is too thick then you can add some milk before paneer and stir for a minute.

Now enjoy this yummy mouth watering dish with roti or naan. 

Happy Cooking,

Noopur