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This site is designed to help you if you are looking for ethnic recipes or meal ideas from around the globe. You can search for a recipe (using the search box on the right) or use the drop down menus at the top of the page which include region, country, base ingredient or "pot luck"
 


Indian Recipe and Meal Ideas
Indian Food and Meal Ideas
Shahi Paneer

A delicious preparation of paneer with hot and spicy gravy.
For US to UK equivalents see this rough guide

Recipe Ingredients:

  • 250 gms. paneer (cottge cheese)
  • 3 tbsp. ghee or butter
  • 1 onion chopped into strips
  • 1/2" piece ginger chopped fine
  • 2 green chillies chopped fine
  • 4 tomatoes chopped fine
  • 2 cardamoms crushed
  • 1/4 cup beaten curd
  • 1/2 tsp. red chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp. garam masala
  • salt to taste
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 tbsp. tomato sauce
  • To garnish:
  • 2 tbsp. grated paneer
  • 1 tbsp. chopped coriander



Method:


Chop the paneer into 2" fingers.
Heat half the ghee. Add onion,ginger, green chilli and cardamom. Fry for 3-4 minutes.
Add tomatoes and cook for 7-8 minutes, covered.
Add curd and cook for 5 minutes.
Add 1/2 cup water and cool.
Blend in a mixie till smooth.
Heat remaining ghee, add gravy and other ingredients except milk and paneer.
Boil to get a very thick gravy.
Just before serving, heat gravy, add milk and paneer fingers and boil for 3-4 minutes.
Garnish with chopped coriander and grated paneer.
Making time: 45 minutes.
Makes for: 6
Shelf life: best fresh.


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For US to UK equivalents for food weights and measurements see this rough guide

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