SHAHI PANEER

Hi all,

I am back from my long vacation in India. After a week of jet lag here I am, back to routine and back to what I enjoyed doing, updating my blog, coming up with new recipes. So going straight to the task, this dish was something I tried in India and for the first time using cream. Learned a couple of things on how to use certain ingredients which would make it even more better and tasty. So, here it goes, its called

SHAHI PANEER

Traditionally Royal families in India use a lot of Nuts, Cream, and Cheese to show their royalty and prosperity hence they use the term " Shahi" (which itself means "royal") in a lot of their recipe names.

INGREDIENTS

FRESH PANEER CUT INTO SMALL CUBES: 1 CUP
ONION: 1-2
TOMATO: 1
CASHEW NUTS: 15-20
CORIANDER POWDER: 1 TSP
RED CHILLI POWDER: 1 TSP
GARAM MASALA: 1 TSP
CARDAMOM POWDER: 1 TSP
KASURI METHI: 1/2 TSP
FRESH CREAM: 1/2 CUP



SHAHI PANEER

 

 

MAKING

 

Take a pan with a tsp of oil or ghee, saute the Onions, Cashew nuts, Coriander Powder, Red chili powder with salt. Once the Onions have sweated and turned brown, grind it into a fine paste. Put it back into the pan and saute it again for about 10 minutes until the raw smell of the paste is gone. Switch the gas to low flame and add fresh cream to it. After a couple of minutes, add the cubed Paneer, Garam masala, Kasoori Methi powder and Cardamom powder with salt if needed. Allow it to cook for at least 5-10 minutes in low flame and guess what, its all done and ready to serve. Garnish it with a dollop of fresh cream. Delicious Shahi Paneer is ready to serve.

TIPS

Adding Kasuri methi def added a lot of flavor and taste and cream def gives it a royal taste. It's very heavy as it has nuts, cream, paneer so take small portions. Cream should be cooked in low flame. Enjoy and let me know how it came out