Shahi Paneer

If you are looking for a rich paneer recipe which is spicy in taste so you can try out this Shahi Paneer recipe. It is spicy in taste and is a great combination with naan, roti, paratha or jeera rice. You can even make it little sweet in taste. Its one's personnel choice. I like spicy things, so i make shahi paneer little spicy.

Ingredient

• 200gms Paneer (Cheese cube)
• 1 large chopped Onion
• 2 large chopped Tomato's
• 1.5 tbsp Kasoori Methi (dru fenugreek leaves)
• 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera)
• 1/4 tsp Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch)
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
• 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
• 10-12 Cashews
• Salt to taste
• 1-2 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
• 3 Green chillies (slit lengthwise)
• Oil
•  Butter
• 1/2 cup Milk
• Coriander leaves to garnish

Method

1. Soak Cashew's in water for 2 hours and prepare its paste in a mixer.
2. Heat oil and butter together in a pan and add cumin seeds to it. When cumin seeds splutter's then add ginger-garlic paste and green chillies. Saute it for a minute.
3. Then, add chopped onion to it. Saute it till onions turn light brown in color.
4. Now add chopped tomato's to it. Cook it till they become soft.
5. Then, add cashew nut paste, kasoori methi and turmeric powder to it. Mix it well.
6. Now let the above paste to get cool down and grind it with milk to make a smooth paste.
7. Now put paste back into the the pan. If you wish you can use some more oil or butter, heat it up and then add the paste.
8. Add water, chilli powder, garam masala and salt to it. Cook it again for 5-7 minutes on low flame till it turns into a thick gravy.
9. At last while serving add paneer cubes to it and garnish with coriander leaves. 
10. While serving if gravy is too thick use some more milk to bring consistency and then serve it hot with chapati's, roti or naan.

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