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Restaurant Style Shahi Paneer

Shahi Paneer

Shahi Paneer

Restaurant Style Shahi paneer is the ultimate creamy curry made with paneer (fresh Indian cottage cheese) bathed in a richly flavored sauce. This popular dish originated in North India but is now beloved all over India and Pakistan. What makes shahi paneer so special is its luscious, fragrant sauce. Traditionally, the sauce starts with a base of onion-cashew paste, cream or yogurt, and spices. In tomato-less versions, natural yogurt provides the sauce’s signature creamy texture and tang. The yogurt is whipped until silky smooth, then simmered gently with spices. These aromatic spices like cardamom, nutmeg and saffron infuse the yogurt sauce with warmth and complex flavor.

Onions and cashews are also commonly used to thicken the sauce and add mild sweetness to balance the tang of yogurt. The paneer is added after the sauce is simmered, cooking just long enough to soak up the rich flavors while retaining its shape. With this sauce, the fresh taste and creamy texture of the paneer really shines through. The dish has a luxurious feel, but the yogurt makes it lighter than heavy cream-based versions. Rice, naan, or roti are perfect for soaking up the luscious sauce.
Shahi paneer remains a staple in Indian cuisine, loved for its melt-in-the-mouth paneer cubes bathed in an unforgettable, silky yogurt sauce. The royal roots of this dish will transport you to India with each soothing, fragrant bite.

Shahi Paneer

Ingredients:

• 200 grams Paneer/Cottage Cheese
• 1-2 tbsp Oil/Butter
• 2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 2 Green Chilies Chopped
• 1-2 Black Cardamoms
• 1-2 Bay Leaf
• Pinch of Asafoetida/Hing
• 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
• 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• ½ cup Whisked Yogurt/Dahi
• Pinch of Saffron/Kesar Crushed
• Pinch of Cardamom Powder
• Pinch of Nutmeg Powder
• Salt
• 1 tsp sugar (Optional)
• 1-2 tbsp Cream (Optional)
• 2-3 tbsp Chopped Coriander Leaves

Paste
• 1 cup Chopped Onion
• 2-3 tbsp Cashew Nuts
• 2-3 Green Chilies Chopped
• 1 tbsp Melon Seeds/Magaz (without skin) (Optional)
• Salt

Method:

1. Cut Puneer into the cubes, if using frozen, soak into the hot water about 7-8 mins and drain and keep aside.

Paste

1. Boil the Onion, Cashew Nuts, green chilies and Melon Seeds using little Salt in a water for 4-5 minutes or till Onion become soft.
2. Remove from the flame and let it cool down, strain, and then blend it in a blender, make a smooth paste and keep aside.

Process

1. Heat the Oil/butter in a pan, add ginger, garlic, green chilies, hing, Bay Leaf, and Black Cardamom and stir for few seconds.
2. Add prepared Onion paste, mix well and stir for 2-3 minutes.
4. Add Turmeric Powder, Red Chili powder, Garam Masala, and mix well on low flame till masala start separating oil.
5. Whisk the Yogurt in a small bowl till smooth, make sure there is no lumps, add it in the prepared mixture and mix well.
6. Add ½ cup water, stir continuously on a low flame, bring to boil and stir till gravy become thick.
7. Add pinch of Cardamom powder, nutmeg, crushed Saffron and mix well.
8. Lastly add Paneer, salt, sugar and mix well, cook it for 2-3 minutes.
9. Garnish with fresh cream and chopped Coriander Leaves.
10. Shahi Paneer is ready for serving, serve with Roti, Paratha, or Rice.

Shahi Paneer

Tips:

• You can use boiled Onion water in a gravy.
• Cook Yogurt base gravy always on a low flame.
• you can skip yogurt and add tomato puree along with the onion paste and cook.
• After adding cubed Paneer in a curry, don’t cook for long time, otherwise Paneer will become dense.

Shahi Paneer

5.0 from 2 reviews
Shahi Paneer
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
15 mins
Total time
25 mins
 
Shahi Paneer is a typical North Indian dish. Shahi Paneer is prepared with Paneer and Indian spices. Shahi Paneer is delicious, nutritious, creamy, rich in flavor and very easy to prepare. Shahi Paneer is also very popular as a festive or occasion dish, and commonly available in most North Indian Restaurants.
Author: Binjal Pandya
Recipe type: Sabji & Curry
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 3-4
Ingredients
  • • 200 grams Paneer/Cottage Cheese
  • • 1-2 tbsp Oil/Butter
  • • 2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • • 2 Green Chilies Chopped
  • • 1-2 Black Cardamoms
  • • 1-2 Bay Leaf
  • • Pinch of Asafoetida/Hing
  • • 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
  • • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • • 1 tsp Garam Masala
  • • ½ cup Whisked Yogurt/Dahi
  • • Pinch of Saffron/Kesar Crushed
  • • Pinch of Cardamom Powder
  • • Pinch of Nutmeg Powder
  • • Salt
  • • 1 tsp sugar (Optional)
  • • 1-2 tbsp Cream (Optional)
  • • 2-3 tbsp Chopped Coriander Leaves
  • Paste
  • • 1 cup Chopped Onion
  • • 2-3 tbsp Cashew Nuts
  • • 2-3 Green Chilies Chopped
  • • 1 tbsp Melon Seeds/Magaz (without skin) (Optional)
  • • Salt
Instructions
  1. Cut Paneer into the cubes, if using frozen, soak into the hot water about 7-8 mins and drain and keep aside.
  2. Paste
  3. Boil the Onion, Cashew Nuts, green chilies, and Melon Seeds using little Salt in a water for 4-5 minutes or till Onion become soft.
  4. Remove from the flame and let it cool down, strain, and then blend it in a blender, make a smooth paste and keep aside.
  5. Process
  6. Heat the Oil/butter in a pan, add ginger, garlic, green chilies, hing, Bay Leaf, and Black Cardamom and stir for few seconds.
  7. Add prepared Onion paste, mix well, and stir for 2-3 minutes.
  8. Add Turmeric Powder, Red Chili powder, Garam Masala, and mix well on low flame till masala start separating oil.
  9. Whisk the Yogurt in a small bowl till smooth, make sure there is no lumps, add it in the prepared mixture and mix well.
  10. Add ½ cup water, stir continuously on a low flame, bring to boil and stir till gravy become thick.
  11. Add pinch of Cardamom powder, nutmeg, crushed Saffron and mix well.
  12. Lastly add Paneer, salt, sugar and mix well, cook it for 2-3 minutes.
  13. Garnish with fresh cream and chopped Coriander Leaves.
  14. Shahi Paneer is ready for serving, serve with Roti, Paratha, or Rice.
Notes
You can use boiled Onion water in a gravy.
Cook Yogurt base gravy always on a low flame.
You can skip yogurt and add tomato puree along with the onion paste and cook.
After adding cubed Paneer in a curry, don’t cook for long time, otherwise Paneer will become dense.
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Restaurant Style Shahi Paneer was last modified: June 12th, 2024 by Binjal's VEG Kitchen

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8 Responses to “Restaurant Style Shahi Paneer”

  1. Pooja Maudekar / 12 Jun 2021 2:40am #

    I love this recipe! I added garlic powder, Italian seasoning, a few flakes of nutritional yeast, half a bottle of kombucha, za’atar, dried onion, and biscuit mix to mine. Great idea!” Thank You so much for sharing this recipe..
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    • Binjal's VEG Kitchen / 14 Jun 2021 12:17pm #

      Thank You Pooja 🙂

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  2. recifit / 11 Oct 2020 10:01am #

    Superb ….. today I have made this … comes out really well… thank you so much for sharing this recipe

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    • Binjal's VEG Kitchen / 21 Oct 2020 12:33pm #

      Thank you so much for trying 🙂

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  3. Mel / 7 Apr 2020 3:45pm #

    Just made this, it is delicious!

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    • Binjal's VEG Kitchen / 7 Apr 2020 6:18pm #

      Thank you Mel 🙂

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  4. Ann / 6 Feb 2015 5:18am #

    I love many of your recipes, Binjal. But even the dairy industry is responsible for much cruelty to cows (calves removed from their mothers causing great distress, male calves shot in the head, which is one of the reasons I went vegan. So I won’t be using paneer.

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    • Binjal's VEG Kitchen / 6 Feb 2015 8:19am #

      thanks @Ann, you could use Tofu instead of Paneer for vegan recipes!

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