Shahi Paneer

Name: Shahi Paneer
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300g paneer, in cubes; 2 onions, boiled and puréed; 15 cashews, soaked and ground; 3 tbsp yoghurt and 100ml cream; 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste; Green cardamom, cloves, bay leaf and a pinch of saffron; 2 tbsp ghee

शाही पनीर/SHAH-hee puh-NEER/

Also known as: Shahi Paneer Curry, Royal Paneer

About this dish

Paneer in a rich, mildly sweet gravy of onion, cashews, cream and yoghurt with cardamom and saffron.

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Ingredients

🧀300g paneer, in cubes

🧅2 onions, boiled and puréed

🥜15 cashews, soaked and ground

🥛3 tbsp yoghurt and 100ml cream

🧄1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste

🌿Green cardamom, cloves, bay leaf and a pinch of saffron

🧈2 tbsp ghee

Method

Serves 2

Fry the whole spices in ghee, then add the onion purée and ginger-garlic paste and cook without browning.

Add the cashew paste and yoghurt and cook gently, stirring.

Add a little water and simmer until smooth and thick.

Stir in the cream, saffron and paneer and heat through.

Season with salt and a pinch of sugar and serve with naan.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

'Shahi' means royal; this Mughlai dish is a vegetarian favourite at North Indian weddings and celebrations.

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