Shahi Paneer Gravy
Rich and delicious Paneer rightly named Shahi that exudes royalty
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 232kcal
Ingredients
To Boil
- 1 onion prefer white onion chopped into big pieces
- 8-10 almonds remove skin after boiling
- 8-10 cashews
- 3-4 garlic
- 1 inch ginger
- 1-2 green chillies as tolerated
- 2 cups water
Other ingredients
- 1 pinch saffron
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
- 1 tsp sugar or to taste
- ½ cup yogurt whipped well
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- ¼ tsp turmeric reduce if you want a whitish look to the gravy
- ¼ tsp cardamom powder
- ¼ tsp garam masala
Whole spices
- 1 bay leaf
- 2-3 cloves
- 2-3 green cardamoms
- 1 black cardamom
- 1 inch cinnamon
- ½ tsp jeera shahi
- 2 tbsp ghee or oil
- 2 - 3 cups paneer chopped ,cubed or cut into triangles
Instructions
- Boil all the ingredients mentioned in the to boil section for about 10 to 15 minutes until they are soft .
- De-skin the almonds and strain the boiled contents into a bowl .Let it cool.
- Grind the contents to a fine paste.
- Soak the cut paneer in warm water to make them soft and moist.
- Heat oil or ghee and add the whole spices.
- Add the ground paste and cook until it leaves oil from the sides.
- Add the spiced powders ,salt and sugar.
- Slowly add in the yogurt and stir continuously.
- Add milk or cream and incorporate well.
- Add paneer (squeeze them from soaked water) and mix well .
- Add crushed saffron strands.
- Simmer for a while .
- Shahi paneer is ready to be enjoyed with white rice or rotis
Notes
- Reduce the turmeric and chili powder for a smooth, white gravy. Let the green chilies provide the perfect amount of spice.
- Use blanched almonds, or you can choose to boil all the contents, fish out the almonds, and de-skin them.
- Reduce the richness of the gravy by adjusting the ghee, milk, and cream used in it.
- Use white onions as they are sweeter and milder than the red onions
Nutrition
Serving: 35g | Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 316mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 39IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 302mg | Iron: 0.4mg
