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This restaurant-style shahi paneer recipe is very easy to make at home with step by step instructions in the video.

SHAHI PANEER
Ingredients
- Paneer cut into cubes- 200-250 gms.
Gravy:
- Butter- 30 gms
- Shah Jeera- 1/2 tsp
- Cloves- 4
- Cinnamon- 1 small piece
- Green cardamom- 3
- Black cardamom- 1
- Cashew nuts- 10 nos
- Onion cut into quarters- 2 small ones weighing total 100 gms
- Ginger- 1inch piece rough chopped
- Garlic- 4 cloves chopped
- Tomato- 4 medium quartered, weighing total 250 gms
- Kashmiri Chillies- 2
- Salt- 1 tsp
- Bay leaf- 1 no.
- Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
- Kashmiri Chili Powder- 1 tsp
- Kasuri Methi, dry roasted & crushed with hand- 1/2 tsp powder
- Cow milk, boiled & cooled to room temperature- 1/2 cup
- Fresh cream- 3 tbsp
- Butter- 20 gms
Instructions
Preparation:
- To make the gravy, take a kadhai & heat 30 gms butter.
- Add the Shah Jeera and the balance whole garam masalas. Fry for a few seconds before adding the cashew nuts. Stir for 1/2 a min.
- Add the onions and stir for a minute.
- Add the chopped ginger and garlic and stir for a minute.
- Now add the tomato cubes and mix in for 1/2 a minute.
- Add the Kashmiri chilies & the salt.
- Mix well and then add a cup of water.
- Cover & cook for 15-20 mins till the tomatoes and onions are soft.
- Set aside to cool and then blend it in a grinder adding little water if required.
- Strain this gravy into a bowl to get a smooth creamy texture. Set aside.
- Cut the paneer into cubes.
- Dry roast the Kasuri Methi and crush it with hand into a rough powder.
Process:
- Take a kadhai and heat 20 gms butter.
- Add a bay leaf and turn it in the butter.
- Add the Kashmiri Chilli powder and then the Turmeric powder. Mix it well for a 1/2 a minute.
- Now add the blended gravy and mix it well with the masalas.
- Let it come to a boil and then cook on medium for around 5-7 mins.
- Lower heat to minimum and add the milk slowly stirring it continuously.
- Cook on low for 2-3 mins while stirring.
- Now add the crushed Kasuri Methi powder and mix it well.
- Add the paneer cubes and mix them.
- Add the cream & mix it well.
- Cover and simmer for 2-3 mins.
- Serve hot with roti or naan.
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