Shahi Paneer

 

Indian Recipes : Shahi Paneer Recipe

Shahi Paneer is a very popular and rich vegetarian recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Shahi Paneer by following this easy recipe.

Shahi Paneer Recipe Difficulty Average Rating 8.6 / 10 ( 70 votes) Recipe Type Veg.

Ingredients: • 250 g Paneer/Cottage Cheese (cut into large cubes) • 3 chopped Tomatoes • 1 chopped Onion • 10 Cashew Nuts (ground to fine paste) • 1½ tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste • 1 tsp Chili Paste • 1 tsp Tomato Paste • ½ tsp Garam Masala • Salt (to taste) • ½ tsp Chili Powder • A pinch of Cochineal • ½ tsp Turmeric Powder • 1 tsp Coriander Powder • Oil/Ghee (to fry) • 2 tbsp Oil/Ghee • 2 tbsp chopped Coriander (to garnish) How to make Shahi Paneer: • Heat 2 tbsp oil/ghee in a large saucepan and fry onion, until soft. • Add ginger-garlic paste and chili paste. Mix and fry until brown. • Add tomatoes and fry for another 6-8 minutes. • Remove from heat and bring down to room temperature. Put into a blender, along with ½ cup water and tomato paste. Grind into a puree. • Transfer back to the saucepan and bring to a boil on low heat. • Fry paneer in hot oil/ghee and remove. Ensure that you do not brown them. • Add garam masala, chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, and salt. Mix well. • Add cashew nut paste and cochineal. Stir and cook on low heat for 5 minutes, or until the gravy turns thick. • Just before serving, heat the gravy and float fried paneer pieces on top. • Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.