Name: Shahi Paneer recipe by Rojalin Rout at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Paneer - 200 gm; Onion (roughly chopped) - 2 nobs; Tomato (roughly chopped) - 3 nobs; Ginger and garlic paste - 1 tbsp; Ginger julienne - 1 tbsp; Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tbsp; Red Chili powder - 2 tbsp; Salt as per taste; Sugar - 1/2 tbsp; Oil - 3-4 tbsp; Cinamon stick - 1 piece; Cardamom - 4-5nobs; Cloves - 5-6nobs; Pepper corn - 1/2 tbsp; Cashew Nuts - 10-12 nobs; Coriander powder - 1 tbsp; Green chili slit - 1-2 nobs; Butter/ghee - 1tbsp; Fresh cream - 1/2 cup; Curd - 1/2 cup; Kasuri methi - 1/2 tbsp; Fresh coriander leaves - 2 tbsp chopped

Ingredients Serving: 4

Paneer - 200 gm
Onion (roughly chopped) - 2 nobs
Tomato (roughly chopped) - 3 nobs
Ginger and garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Ginger julienne - 1 tbsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tbsp
Red Chili powder - 2 tbsp
Salt as per taste
Sugar - 1/2 tbsp
Oil - 3-4 tbsp
Cinamon stick - 1 piece
Cardamom - 4-5nobs
Cloves - 5-6nobs
Pepper corn - 1/2 tbsp
Cashew Nuts - 10-12 nobs
Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
Green chili slit - 1-2 nobs
Butter/ghee - 1tbsp
Fresh cream - 1/2 cup
Curd - 1/2 cup
Kasuri methi - 1/2 tbsp
Fresh coriander leaves - 2 tbsp chopped

Instructions

Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan add the chopped onion and saute it for few minutes,then add the chopped tomatos,ginger and garlic paste,cashew nuts,black pepper, and saute it adding with little salt for few minuets with medium flame.
Then cover the lid and cook it for few minutes until it become soft, then switch off the flame and let the mixture cool down.
Then add the masala mixture into a blender jar and blend it nicely to make a fine paste and keep it aside.
In the same pan add little more oil and ghee/Butter ,once ghee is hot then add all the dry spices(cinnamon,cardamon,clove),ginger julienne,and green chili split,then saute it for few minutes with low flame.
Then add the chili powder,turmeric powder and mix it with low flame,then add the grinned masala paste into it. Mix the masala,then add the coriander powder,salt,sugar and mix it and let it cook for 2 -3 minutes.
Now add the nicely bitten yogurt(curd) with low flame,mix it and cook for few minutes.
Then add the fresh cream, kasuri Methi, garam masala powder into the masala mixture. cook it for few minutes(2-3minutes).
Finally add the paneer pieces in to the gravy,mix it very gently and cook it for another few minutes(5-minutes)
Then add the chopped coriander leaves(optional) and garam masala power in to the paneer gravy and switch off the flame.let it rest for 5 minutes.
Now your Shahi Paneer is ready to eat.

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