🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Shahi Paneer

Name: Shahi Paneer
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1/2 cup Heavy Cream; 1 tsp Salt; 300 g, cubed Paneer; 1, chopped Onion; 2, chopped Tomato; 2 tbsp Ghee; 1 Bay Leaf; 1/4 cup Cashews; 1 tsp Red Chili Powder; 3 Green Cardamom

🇮🇳 Indian

Paneer cubes in a regal cashew-tomato cream gravy scented with cardamom — the banquet curry of North Indian weddings.

Prep 20 min Cook 30 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Heavy Cream1/2 cup
Salt1 tsp
Paneer300 g, cubed
Onion1, chopped
Tomato2, chopped
Ghee2 tbsp
Bay Leaf1
Cashews1/4 cup
Red Chili Powder1 tsp
Green Cardamom3

Optional extras

Kasuri Methi1 tsp
Sugar1/2 tsp

Instructions

1
Soak cashews; blend with tomato, onion and ginger-garlic into a smooth paste.
2
Cook the paste in ghee with bay leaf, cardamom and chili powder until oil separates.
3
Stir in cream, a pinch of sugar and salt; simmer to a silky gravy.
4
Add paneer cubes and kasuri methi; simmer gently 5 minutes.
5
Finish with a swirl of cream and serve with naan or rice.

Chef's tip

Don't boil paneer hard in the gravy — it goes rubbery; gentle heat only.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Shahi Paneer Restaurant Style Recipe | होटल जैसा शाही पनीर | Chef Sanjyot Keer · on YouTube