Shahi means royal, a royal paneer dish with lots of cream, cashews, yogurt. It is pretty mild gravy which goes really well with rotis, specially naan..
I made it for yesterday since few guests visited us. And everyone loved it to the core.
Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
Preparation time : 10 mins
Cooking time : 45 mins to 1 hour
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
Paneer – 2 cups cubed
Oil – 3 tblspn
Cumin Seeds / Shahi Jeera – 1 tsp
Cinnamon / Pattai – 1 stick
Cardamom / Yelakai – 4 crushed
Cloves / Krambu – 4
Chilli Powder – 1 tblspn
Garam Masala Powder – 1 tblspn
Yogurt / Curd – 1/2 cup
Cream – 2 to 3 tblspn
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
Coriander Leaves a handful finely chopped
For Grinding:
Onion – 2 large chopped
Ginger – 4 cm chopped
Garlic – 6 cloves
Cashews – 20
Water – 1 cup
Method:
Take cubed paneer in a bowl, add hot water over it and let it sit till needed.
In a pan, take onion and other ingredients given for grinding. Cook that for 10 mins. Now cool this and take it in a blender. Puree till smooth. Set aside.
Heat oil in a kadai. Add in whole spices and saute for a min.
Add in pureed onion mix and cook till it thickens.
Add in chilli and garam masala powder and give a good mix.
Add in whisked yogurt and mix well. Cook for few mins.
Add in water and bring it to a boil. Add in drained paneer and simmer for few mins.
Add in salt, sugar and cream to taste and mix well.
Add coriander leaves and mix well.
Serve.
Pictorial
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| take paneer |
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| you can cut them into whatever size you like |
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| cube them |
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| take them in a pan with hot water..set aside so it stay soft |
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| in a sauce pan, take water |
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| add all the ingredients |
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| cook them |
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| cool them and take in a blender |
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| puree till smooth |
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| heat oil in a kadai |
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| add whole spices |
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| let them sizzle |
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| add onion puree |
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| mix well |
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| cook till it starts to leave the sides |
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| add chilli and garam masala powder |
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| mix well |
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| whisk yogurt well |
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| Add it in |
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| add salt and sugar |
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| add more water |
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| add paneer |
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| mix well |
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| simmer for few mins |
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| add cream |
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| coriander leaves |
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| mix well |
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| Serve |
Hi Aarthi,
This is nice!!
Why dont you try appearing as a host for the Sun TV show – Kitchen Galatta, you have all the skills to take over the show. I see currently inefficient people hosting and compering all together!
If you have thought about it and received such compliments, please take action and it would be a hit for your profession!
I'am trying here in Australia to appear in the local channel.
Thank you,
Supra