India

Shahi Paneer

Name: Shahi Paneer
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 250 g Paneer; 60 g Cashews; 2 each Tomatoes & onion; 100 ml Cream; some of each Saffron & cardamom; some of each Garam masala & ginger

Royal paneer curry of Mughal cuisine

Shahi paneer is a rich curry of North Indian Mughal cuisine whose name means royal.

Paneer floats in a mild sauce of tomato, cashew, cream and saffron, rounded off with cardamom and garam masala.

Servings3

Time40 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Paneer250 g
Cashews60 g
Tomatoes & onion2 each
Cream100 ml
Saffron & cardamomsome of each
Garam masala & gingersome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Soak the cashews and puree with onion and tomato.
Fry the paste gently with spices.
Cook down with water into a smooth sauce.
Fold in cream, saffron and paneer.
Finish with garam masala, serve with naan.

Make it original

Saffron and garam masala for shahi paneer are in the Asia Boutique.

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