Shahi Paneer Masala
Spices blend for Indian Cheese Curry
Recipe
- Cut 500g Paneer in triangular pieces of 4 cm. base. Make paste of 100g onions and 120g tomatoes separately.
- Also blanch, peel and grind 10 almonds into a fine paste adding ¼ cup water. Alternately cashew nuts can also be used.
- In a flat pan heat 50g edible oil and cook onion paste till light pink for 10 min. Add tomato puree and 15g Shahi Paneer masala.
- Cook for 5 min. Add the almonds paste, 1 cup water and Paneer pieces. Simmer for 5 minutes till right consistency.
- Check seasoning. Serve with 1 tspn. cream poured on top.
(Tip : Paneer pieces can be lightly fried, strained and separated from oil before cooking onion paste and added at the last stage.)
Ingredients
Coriander seeds, Red Chillies, Iodised Salt, Black Pepper, Turmeric, Garlic, Cassia, Dried Ginger, Fennel Seeds, Cardamom Amomum, Cloves, Nutmeg, Mace.
