Shahi Paneer Sabzi Video by Tarla Dalal

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Shahi Paneer Sabzi Video. shahi paneer is a rich and creamy paneer sabzi that translates to "Royal Paneer." This luxurious curry features soft, cubed paneer (cottage cheese) simmered in a velvety onion tomato-based gravy infused with a medley of aromatic spices like cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon. This Punjabi shahi paneer gravy has a very luscious mouth-feel that is complemented beautifully by succulent malai paneer.

Recipe Description for Shahi Paneer, Shahi Paneer Sabzi

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Makes 5 servings
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Ingredients

Other Ingredients
2 cups paneer (cottage cheese) , thick triangle pieces
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp butter
1 green chilli , diagonally cut
1 tsp ginger (adrak) juliennes
1/2 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
1/4 cup fresh cream
1 tsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
salt to taste
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

For The Gravy
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 bay leaf (tejpatta)
3 black peppercorns (kalimirch)
1 inch cinnamon (dalchini)
2 green cardamoms (elaichi)
1 black cardamom (badi elaichi)
3 cloves (laung / lavang)
1 cup roughly chopped onions
1 inch ginger (adrak) , chopped
8 to 10 garlic (lehsun) cloves
2 whole dry kashmiri red chillies
1 green chilli , slit
2 tbsp cashew nuts (kaju)
1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhaania) stalks
1 cup roughly chopped tomatoes

To Be Mixed Into Curd Masala Mixture
1/2 cup whisked curds (dahi)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
2 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
1/2 tsp garam masala

Method

For the gravy

To make {span class="bold1"}shahi paneer recipe{/span}, heat oil and butter in a deep non-stick pan, add cumin seeds, bay leaf, black peppercorns, cinnamon, cardamom, black cardamom, cloves and onions.
Sauté for a minute and add ginger, garlic, kashmiri dry chillies, slit green chilli, cashews, coriander stem and tomatoes.
Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove on a plate and allow it to cool completely.
Transfer the mixture into a mixer jar and blend it till smooth using ½ cup water. Keep aside.

How to proceed

Heat oil and butter in a deep non-stick pan, add green chillies, ginger juliennes and kashmiri chilli powder. Mix well.
Add the prepared gravy mixture, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
Add the curd masala mixture and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Add fresh cream, kasuri methi, salt to taste, sugar and paneer pieces.
Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes.
Serve {span class="bold1"}shahi paneer{/span} hot garnished with coriander.

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