Shahi means royal in Hindi. The soft paneer chunks cooked in the rich and creamy gravy ensures that this recipe is nothing less than true royalty! But this Shahi legacy also makes one believe that it is impossible to cook a true Shahi Paneer at home. However, making Shahi Paneer in the comfort of your kitchen is much easier than you think, as long as you get the right ingredients and follow the recipe correctly. So, don’t wait…it’
s time you give it a try!
INGREDIENTS OF SHAHI PANEER :
• 4 Servings
* 500 grams paneer
* 2 onion
* 1 inch ginger
* 3 green chilli
* 3 green cardamom
* 1/2 cup yoghurt (curd)
* 1 teaspoon red chilli
* 6 tablespoon ghee
* 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
* 1 cup milk
* 1/2 cup tomato puree
* salt as required
* water as required
* 1/2 cup cashews
* 1/2 cup almonds
For Garnishing
* 1 handful coriander leaves
* 1/4 cup fresh cream
INSTRUCTIONS :
1. Cube onion and tomato, chop ginger ,green chillies.
2. Heat a pan with a tablespoon of oil/ Butter and add cardamom, green chilli and chopped ginger followed by onion.
3. Fry till transparent. Add chopped tomatoes and cook covered until mushy.
4. Cool and blend in a mixer and strain it.
5. Mean while boil water and keep the paneer immersed in the hot water until use.
6. Heat pan with remaining oil/ Butter and add the strained mixture.
7. Add tomato sauce, salt, red chilli, garam masala, pepper powder. Cook covered as it will splutter a lot. Add kasuri methi if adding at this stage
8. Fry till oil separates and forms like a thick paste.
9. Add paneer cubes drained from water.
10. Add milk really slowly with constant stirring, then add cream, mix well.
11. Heat in low flame for 2-3 minutes. No need to boil, just heat it up, switch off flame
