Shahi paneer. Shahi is the Indo-Persian term for royal and paneer is cottage cheese. So its a royal, delicious and no onion garlic dish made of cottage cheese or paneer. A rich creamy and flavorful Indian cottage cheese curry.
I used khoya or mawa in it. Its dried whole milk which I made in home by thickened the milk in an open pan on low flame and stirred occasionally. To get the method click here.
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You can add boiled and paste onion garlic too. But I made it without onion garlic. Its rich creamy shahi paneer without onion garlic. You can also serve this delectable rich creamy paneer as party side dish. Serve it with pulao, jeera rice, fried rice, roti, paratha, puri, naan or any Indian flatbread. Even you can enjoy it with crisp toasted bread.
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Recipe
Paneer – 200 gram cubes
Tomato – 1 chopped
Ginger – 1 inch piece chopped
Green chilli – 2-3 or as per your taste
Poppy seeds or khaskhas – 2 tablespoon
Melon seeds – 2 teaspoon
Cashew nuts – 10-12 whole or 3 tablespoon broken
Cardamom – 2-3
Cinnamon – 1/2 inch piece
Cloves – 3
Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon
Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon
Garam masala powder – 1/4 teaspoon ( optional)
Red chilli powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Cardamom powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Oil – 2 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Sugar – 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon or to taste
Water – 1 cup
Fresh cream or malai/milk topping – 2 tablespoon
Khoya or mawa – 2 tablespoon
Curd or yogurt – 2 tablespoon
Method
1. Soak the poppy seeds in hot water or microwave for two minutes. Soak the melon seeds in water. Soak the cashews in hot milk. Make a fine paste altogether. Or dry grind poppy seeds, melon seeds and cashew nuts. Make fine powder. Add 3-4 tablespoon water or milk and make a smooth paste.
2. Grind tomato, green chilli, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves.
3. Blend curd or yogurt, mawa or dried/evaporated milk and fresh cream or malai. Blend to make smooth. Blend everything for only one pulse. Don’t blend for a long time. Blending for a long time cream or malai will turns into butter.
4. Heat oil in a pan. Add tomato, green chilli, ginger, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon paste. Saute for a few seconds. Add dry spices. Fry till oil leaves the sides.
5. Add cashew nuts, poppy seeds and melon seeds paste. Saute again till oil separates.
6. Now switch off the gas or keep the flame low. Add blended cream, curd and khoya or mawa mixture. Keep stirring. Don’t leave unattended. Saute till completely dried up.
7. Add water, mix well. Increase the heat. Add paneer, salt and sugar. Mix and let it boil.
8. Cook for 5-6 minutes on low flame. Stir in-between. And its ready.
9. Add cardamom powder. Mix well. Check the seasoning. Adjust salt if required. Switch off the stove.
9. Garnish with cilantro or coriander leaves and cashew nuts. Enjoy the rich creamy paneer with pulao, jeera rice, fried rice, roti, paratha, puri, naan or any Indian flatbread or enjoy it with crisp toasted bread.
Notes
1. You can use boiled and ground onion garlic if you want. Saute the paste before adding other ground ingredients.
2. You can also use fresh cream for garnishing.
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Shahi Paneer
Equipment
- 1 Mixer
- 2 Bowl
- 1 Wok or Pan
- 1 Spatula
Ingredients
- 200 gram Paneer or cottage cheese Cubed
- 1 Tomato Chopped
- 1 inch piece Ginger Peeled and chopped
- 2-3 Green chilli Or to taste
- 2 tbsp Poppy seed or khas khas
- 2 tsp Melon seeds
- 12 Cashew nuts Or 3 tbsp broken cashew nuts
- 2-3 Green cardamom
- 1/2 inch piece Cinnamon
- 3 Cloves
- 1 tsp Cumin powder
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 1/4 tsp Garam masala powder
- 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/4 tsp Cardamom powder
- 2 tbsp Oil
- Salt To
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp Sugar Or to taste
- 1 cup Water
- 2 tbsp Fresh cream or malai
- 2 tbsp Khoya/mawa or dried/evaporated milk
- 2 tbsp Thick curd or yogurt
Instructions
- Soak the poppy seeds in hot water or microwave for two minutes. Soak the melon seeds in water. Soak the cashews in hot milk. Make a fine paste altogether. Or dry grind poppy seeds, melon seeds and cashew nuts. Make fine powder. Add 3-4 tablespoon water or milk and make a smooth paste.
- Grind tomato, green chilli, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves.
- Blend curd or yogurt, mawa or dried/evaporated milk and fresh cream or malai. Blend to make smooth. Blend everything for only one pulse. Don’t blend for a long time. Blending for a long time cream or malai will turns into butter.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add tomato, green chilli, ginger, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon paste. Saute for a few seconds. Add dry spices. Fry till oil leaves the sides.
- Add cashew nuts, poppy seeds and melon seeds paste. Saute again till oil separates.
- Now switch off the gas or keep the flame low. Add blended cream, curd and khoya or mawa mixture. Keep stirring. Don’t leave unattended. Saute till completely dried up.
- Add water, mix well. Increase the heat. Add paneer, salt and sugar. Mix and let it boil.
- Cook for 5-6 minutes on low flame. Stir in-between. And its ready.
- Add cardamom powder. Mix well. Check the seasoning. Adjust salt if required. Switch off the stove.
- Garnish with cilantro or coriander leaves and cashew nuts. Enjoy the rich creamy paneer with pulao, jeera rice, fried rice, roti, paratha, puri, naan or any Indian flatbread or enjoy it with crisp toasted bread.
A rich and creamy Shahi Paneer. Love it so much. Best enjoyed with some naan. I usually don’t add khoya. Will try it next time. Definitely helps to make the curry thick and creamy.
Thank you so much Mayuri!
Shahi paneer looks delish! Both my boys love paneer gravies, this will be a great hit at home! Adding khoya to the gravy is very new to me, will give it a try next time!
Thank you so much Priya. Do try, I am sure you will love the taste 😊
Paneer dishes are loved at home. Shahi Paneer looks tasty with all the nuts in it. I too have never added khoya, will give a try to it next time.