How to Make Shahi Paneer at Home

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 inch cinnamon
• 2 cloves
• 2 green cardamom
• 1 black cardamom
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 green chili
• 1 inch ginger, cut into cubes
• 3-4 garlic, roughly chopped
• 2 medium onion, cut into quarter
• 10-12 cashew nuts, soaked
• 4 medium tomato, cut into quarter
• Salt to taste
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp kashmiri red chili powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• Prepared Puree
• 250 gms paneer, cubed
• ¼ cup cream
• 1 tsp kasoori methi, crushed

Steps

1. Heat ghee in kadhai and add all the spices, followed by green chillies, ginger and garlic. saute for a minute.
2. Now add onion, cashew nuts and saute. Do not brown them and keep translucence.
3. Add tomatoes, salt and turmeric; mix and saute for a minute. Now add ½ cup water; cover and cook on low flame for 12-15 minutes. Stir it once again and allow it to cool.
4. Now transfer this mixture into blender and blend until fine texture.
5. Now pass this curry from the strainer to get that smooth and silky texture.
6. Now heat butter in a non stick pan and add kashmiri red chilli powder and coriander powder. Saute for a minute and add prepared curry. Stir gently for a while and add paneer cubes. Add cream and sprinkle kasoori methi powder all over. Mix well and cook for another 2 minutes on low flame.
7. Before serving garnish with cream and sprinkle cardamom powder.