Shahi Paneer
- Shahi Paneer as the name suggests is panner or cottage cheese cooked in a royal manner. It consists of a thick gravy and has a lot of tomatoes and cream. This tastes yummy with paratha and roti or Indian breads mostly.
Ingredients :
onion, chopped 1 no.
- Ginger, chopped ½” piece
- Tomatoes, skinned and seeded 1 no.
- Big cardamom, crushed 2 nos.
- Cinnamon stick 1/2″ pieces 2 nos.
- Paneer, cut into cubes 250 gms.
- Chili powder ½ tsp.
- Turmeric powder ½ tsp.
- Garam masala ½ tsp.
- Almond paste – 1 cup
- salt to taste
Preparation –
- Saute’ Chooped onions, ginger, garlic, cardamoms, and cinnamon sticks.
- Grind the saute’d masala into a fine paste.
- Saute again the ground masala with tumeric powder, chillie powder.
- When the masala starts to give off aroma, add the almond paste and saute some more.
- When the masala starts to leave the sides of the pan add tomatoes.
- Finally add the paneer and cilantro water for gravy.
Variations to the recipe: Just paneer looked very plain, so I added some peas to it. It brought out the color and also enhanced the sweetness of the almond paste.