Shahi Paneer Recipe | How to Make Shahi Paneer Easily

Shahi Paneer is a very popular Indian dish made with soft paneer. Shahi paneer masala is a widely served paneer dish on most of Indian occasions and in restaurants. Learn how to make a delicious and easy restaurant-style Shahi Paneer at home using just a few simple ingredients. Prepare this tasty Mughlai Shahi Paneer dish in less than 35 minutes. Enjoy it with Butter Naan, Plain Basmati rice, Jeera Rice, roti, or Plain Paratha. In this post, you will learn how to make shahi paneer easily at home.

Ingredients For Shahi Paneer Recipe

• 6 – 7 medium size tomatoes
• 3 – 4 medium size onions
• 2 green chilli sliced
• 1 tablespoon chopped ginger-garlic 
• 7 – 8 cashew
• 6 – 7 almond
• 3 – 4 green cardamom
• 3 tablespoon butter or oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder
• 200 – 250 ml water to boil

Other Shahi Paneer Recipe Ingredients

• 3 – 4 tablespoon butter
• 1-inch cinnamon or dalchini
• 1 small size bay leaf
• 4 t- 5 cloves
• 1 tablespoon cumin seed
• 2 green chilli
• 4 – 5 green cardamom or elaichi
• 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder
• salt to taste
• 2 – 3 tablespoon cream
• 1 tablespoon kasuri methi
• 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• 250 – 300 gm of fresh paneer

Step For How To Make Shahi Paneer Recipe

1. First, take onions and tomatoes then cut these into cubed shapes for making shahi paneer masala.
2. Now in a pan, heat a few tablespoons of oil or butter.
3. Then add, chopped ginger-garlic, slice green chilli and fry on medium flame until the raw smell goes away.
4. Next, add onions, tomatoes and fry on a medium flame for 2 – 3 mins. Also add almond, cashew and cardamom then mix with them.
5. Now add enough water to make this mixture boil.
6. Add a pinch of salt, Kashmiri red chilli powder and mix them.
7. If your tomatoes are a little bit sour then you can also add sugar to balance out the flavour, otherwise, it is not required.
8. Cover the pan with a lid and boil this mixture for 15 – 20 mins.
9. Next, cool down the mixture for preparing a smooth puree.
10. To make smooth silky shah paneer gravy, pour it into a blender.
11. Now, take a few tablespoons of butter in a pan on low flame for making shahi paneer gravy melt.
12. Take bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon, clove, and cumin seed and fry in medium flame for up to 1 minute.
13. Also mix chopped garlic-ginger, green chilli, and fry in medium flame until the raw smell goes away.
14. After that pour the smooth onion-tomato puree into the pan.
15. Now, mix the puree in the butter for some time.
16. Next, include coriander powder, Kashmiri red chilli powder, turmeric, and salt. Cook until the sauce thickens, and you notice the butter separating from the edges of the pan.
17. Cover the pan after adding fresh water and simmer for some time.
18. Now, add fresh paneer cube to this butter gravy, and mix gently for 1 – 2 mins.
19. Next, Put in a small amount of cream and mix it gently without breaking the paneer pieces for about 1 minute on low heat.
20. To make the shahi paneer look more appealing, just sprinkle some freshly cut coriander leaves and cream on the paneer sauce.
21. Finally, the shahi paneer recipe is ready, now serves hot with your favourite Indian dishes roti, paratha, naan, or any type of rice.

You can enjoy Shahi Paneer with garlic bread, Indian onion salad, and a salty yogurt drink. Instead of bread, this delicious curry goes well with plain or cumin-flavoured rice.

Shahi Paneer Recipe Note

1. If you put paneer pieces into the makhani sauce, don’t cook them for too long or they will become tough and chewy.
2. To make the makhani sauce smoother and silkier, strain it after blending it in the mixer.
3. If you’re a vegetarian and want to make shahi paneer, use coconut cream, butter, and tofu instead of paneer.

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