# Shahi Paneer

Shahi Paneer is a vegetarian curry made with paneer cheese in a creamy tomato-based sauce.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 tomatoes
- 2 red onions
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 green cardamom pods
- 1 black cardamom pod
- 2 black peppercorns
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 cloves
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 tsp butter
- 1 handful cashews
- 1 handful cilantro stems
- 1 handful green chillies
- 1 handful red chillies
- 1 block paneer
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 sugar
- 1 salt
- 1 garam masala
- 1 cumin powder
- 1 coriander powder
- 1 turmeric
- 1 red chilli powder (kashmiri)
- 1 handful dried fenugreek leaves
- 1 handful cream

## Instructions

1. Roughly chop four tomatoes and two red onions.
2. In a pan, heat up a teaspoon of oil and butter.
3. Add whole spices and let them get fragrant.
4. Add onions, tomatoes, optional chillies, cashews, cilantro stems, cover and cook for 10 minutes on medium heat.
5. Chop paneer into cubes.
6. Remove bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom and blend the mixture until smooth.
7. In a bowl, add yogurt and spices.
8. Mix it up.
9. Heat up oil and butter in a pan.
10. Add green chillies, kashmiri red chilli, yogurt gravy, dried fenugreek leaves, cream and paneer.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- pan
- blender
- strainer
- bowl

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_nrUP-unlw/?igsh=MXJhMTkyOTE4bG01NQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/81548dda-e93c-41b9-a904-979835fd3517
- Extracted: 2025-03-25

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