Restaurant style Shahi Paneer recipe- How to make Shahi Paneer at home- Kalimirch By Smita
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: North Indian
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Serves: 3-4
 
Ingredients
  • Onions..........100g
  • Almonds .........30g
  • Melon Seeds ...15g
  • Cashewnuts.....30g
  • Peppercorns .......1/2tsp
  • Garlic.........20-25
  • Ginger.......25g
  • Cloves........8-10
  • Green Cardamom....5
  • Black Cardamom......2
  • Red Chili pwdr......1/2 tsp
  • Garam Masala pwdr...1/2 tbsp
  • Jeera pwdr...1/4th tsp
  • Coriander pwdr ....1/2 tsp
  • Salt .....to taste
  • Onions (finely chopped)..100g
  • Bay leafs ....2
  • Paneer (cubed)...250g
  • Curd (whisked)...125g
Instructions
  1. Boil 2 cups of water. Add following ingredients to water- Onions, Ginger, Garlic, Almonds, Cashewnuts, Melon Seeds, Cardamom-Green, Black, Cloves, Peppercorns. Cover and Cook for 8-10 mins.
  2. Remove and reserve stock. Allow boiled ingredients to come down to room temperature. Grind into fine paste (1/2 cup water).
  3. Heat 4-tbsp Cooking Oil in a pan. Put Bay leaf. Add chopped Onions and fry until it becomes brown in color. It turns Brown in 8-10 mins
  4. Add paste and cook on low heat- add water during bhunao to prevent burning of masala. Cover and Cook for 15 mins on low heat.
  5. After 15 mins, add following powders- red chili powder, jeera powder and coriander powder. We will add garam masala later. Mix well.
  6. Cook for 3-4 mins on low heat. Add whisked curd on low heat (to prevent curdling) and mix well. Add about ¾th cup water. Cook for 4-5 mins on low heat.
  7. Add Garam Masala , Salt to taste and mix well. Add Paneer cubes and mix well. Cover and Cook on low heat. Cook for 2-3 mins on low heat.
  8. Shahi Paneer is ready to be served. Serve hot with Paratha and/or Jeera rice
Recipe by Kali Mirch - by Smita at https://kalimirchbysmita.com/how-to-make-shahi-paneer-home/