by Puja on 19 June 2010
Ingredients:
- 250 gms. paneer (cottage cheese)
- 3 tbsp. ghee or butter
- 1 onion chopped into strips
- 1/2″ piece ginger chopped fine
- 2 green chillies chopped fine
- 4 tomatoes chopped fine
- 2 cardamoms crushed
- 1/4 cup beaten curd
- 1/2 tsp. red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp. garam masala
- salt to taste
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tbsp. tomato sauce
To garnish:
- 2 tbsp. grated paneer
- 1 tbsp. chopped coriander
Method:
- Chop the paneer into 2″ fingers.
- Heat half the ghee. Add onion,ginger, green chilli and cardamom. Fry for 3-4 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and cook for 7-8 minutes, covered.
- Add curd and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add 1/2 cup water and cool.
- Now blend the mixture in a mixer till smooth.
- Heat remaining ghee, add gravy and other ingredients except milk and paneer.
- Boil to get a very thick gravy.
- Just before serving, heat gravy, add milk and paneer fingers and boil for 3-4 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped coriander and grated paneer.
Making time: 45 minutes.
Makes for: 6
Shelf life: best fresh.
Photograph courtesy – http://www.flickr.com/photos/opyadav/
5 Responses to “Shahi Paneer”
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Lovely collection of recipes. Came through Twitter following. Nice to be here.
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Hi Sangeeta,
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I came to your page while I was searching for websites that were using pictures from my photo gallery on flickr.
I loved and bookmarked your blog. Next time I photograph one my cuisines I know where I can point the visitors for the recipe
Have a nice day
Om
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Oh! something I forgot to mention in the last comment. This is a ‘Shahi’ dish so you need to have a nut and some cream as the ingredients. I used cashew nut in the curry that you see in the picture but almonds can be used too.
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Thanks for visiting my blog it feels good to get such comment from visitors.
Many thanks for the picture and do let me know if there are any suggestion.
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