Shahi Paneer Recipe
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Shahi Paneer is a preparation of cheese, cream and tomato curry. It is thick, creamy and spicy, and is a mainstay of north Indian cuisine. Shahi paneer is primarily a Punjabi dish, most popular in the northern part of India. The word Paneer is the Hindi term for Cottage Cheese and Shahi is the Indo-Persian term for Royal. Shahi paneer is probably the most popular dish among all other dishes made from Paneer. Here is an easy recipe to help you learn how to make Shahi Paneer.
Ingredients for making Shahi Paneer:
- 200 gms paneer
- 2 medium onions
- 1” ginger
- 3-4 garlic cloves
- 2 green chilies
- ½ tsp white pepper powder
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- ¾ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 3-4 tbsp cream
- ¼ cup dry fruits ( cashew nuts, raisins, makhane )
- ½ cup milk
- 8-10 tbsp vegetable oil
- Salt to taste
How to make Shahi Paneer:
- First of all heat oil in a kadhai
- Then cut paneer into small pieces. Fry over medium heat until light brown.
- Then keep the paneer pieces aside.
- Then sauté the dry fruits in 1 tbsp of oil.
- Now grind onion, ginger, garlic, green chilies in a blender and make a fine paste.
- Then fry the mixture in the remaining oil until golden brown and oil starts separating.
- Then add salt, red chili powder, white pepper, garam masala, turmeric powder. Sauté’ for 1-2 minutes.
- Now add milk to make the gravy. Bring gravy to boil. Reduce the heat and cook until the gravy becomes thick.
- Then put a portion of the dry fruits in the gravy while it is being cooked. Keep the rest of dry fruits for decorating.
- Now finely add paneer cubes and 1 tbsp cream. Heat for 5 minutes.
- At the end garnish shahi paneer with cream and dry fruits and coriander leaves.
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