Shahi Paneer | शाही पनीर | Chef Ranveer

Recipe:

- Restaurant Jaisa Shahi Paneer

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Serves: 2

Cuisine: Indian

Course: Main

Ingredients

For Onion Tomato Puree

1 tbsp ghee

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 inch cinnamon

2 cloves

2 green cardamom

1 black cardamom

1 bay leaf

2 green chili

1 inch ginger, cut into cubes

3-4 garlic, roughly chopped

2 medium onion, cut into quarter

10-12 cashew nuts, soaked

4 medium tomato, cut into quarter

Salt to taste

¼ tsp turmeric

For Final Assembly

2 tbsp butter

1 tbsp kashmiri red chili powder

1 tsp coriander powder

Prepared Puree 250 gms

paneer, cubed ¼ cup

cream 1 tsp

kasoori methi, crushed

Process

● Heat ghee in kadhai and add all the spices, followed by green chillies, ginger and garlic. saute for a minute.

● Now add onion, cashew nuts and saute. Do not brown them and keep translucence.

● Add tomatoes, salt and turmeric; mix and saute for a minute. Now add ½ cup water; cover and cook on low flame for 12-15 minutes. Stir it once again and allow it to cool.

● Now transfer this mixture into blender and blend until fine texture.

● Now pass this curry from the strainer to get that smooth and silky texture.

● Now heat butter in a non stick pan and add kashmiri red chilli powder and coriander powder. Saute for a minute and add prepared curry. Stir gently for a while and add paneer cubes. Add cream and sprinkle kasoori methi powder all over. Mix well and cook for another 2 minutes on low flame.

● Before serving garnish with cream and sprinkle cardamom powder.