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Paneer Korma recipe | Shahi Paneer Korma

Paneer Korma recipe | Shahi Paneer Korma

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Paneer korma recipe is a creamy Indian dish with soft cheese, onion barista and aromatic spices, truly a vegetarian delight.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

FOR MAKING ONION PASTE

  • 1/2 cup onion barista/fried brown onion
  • 4 tbsp curd
  • 2 green cardamoms
  • 15 cashews
  • 1 tsp poppy seeds
  • 2 tbsp hot water

FOR FRYING PANEER

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 400 gram paneer (Cut into big chunks)
  • Pinch of salt
  • Pinch of red chilli powder
  • Pinch of turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp kasuri methi

FOR MAKING PANEER KORMA

  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1 tsp caraway seeds (shahi zeera)
  • 10-12 black pepper corns
  • 1 black cardamom
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • Kashmiri Red chilli powder to taste
  • 2 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 green chilli
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp kewra water
  • 1/2 cup onion barista/fried brown onion
  • Onion paste
  • Fried paneer
  • 3/4 cup water

Instructions
 

MAKING OF ONION PASTE

  • Take 15 cashews and 1 tsp poppy seeds in a small bowl.
  • Add 2 tbsp boiling hot water and soak both the ingredients for 25-30 minutes.
  • Add 1/2 cup onion barista, 4 tbsp curd, 2 green cardamoms and soaked cashews and poppy seeds, alongwith soaking water in a blender jar.
  • Blend to a fine paste and keep aside.

FRYING PANEER

  • Add 2 tbsp oil and 2 tbsp butter in a heavy bottomed pan.
  • Add 400 gram paneer, which is cut into big chunks.
  • Sprinkle pinch of salt, pinch of turmeric powder, pinch of red chilli powder and 1 tsp kasuri methi.
  • Fry the paneer on high heat from both the sides till brown.
  • Take the paneer out in some plate or tray.

MAKING OF PANEER KORMA

  • After frying paneer, there's some oil+butter is left in the pan. If the quantity is too much for you, take some out, otherwise proceed.
  • Add 1 bay leaf, 1 tsp caraway seeds (shahi zeera), 1 green chilli, 10-12 black pepper corns, 1 black cardamom, 2 cloves and 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste.
  • Saute till ginger garlic paste turns slightly brown.
  • Add onion paste.
  • Then add 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, Kashmiri Red chilli powder to taste & 2 tsp coriander powder.
  • Mix and add 2 tbsp water if the masala is too dry.
  • Cook till onion paste starts leaving the sides of the pan and begins to separate oil.
  • Add 3/4 cup water.
  • When water begins to boil, add 1/2 cup onion barista/fried brown onion after crushing it, fried paneer, 1 tsp garam masala, salt to taste, 1 tsp sugar and 1/4 tsp kewra water. Mix.
  • Put a lid and let it simmer for 5 minutes on low heat so that paneer absorbs all the flavours.
  • Paneer Korma is ready. Enjoy

Notes

You can skip poppy seeds if don't have.
In place of cashews, you can use blanched almonds or melon seeds or all the three i.e. cashews, almonds and melon seeds together in small quantities.
Onion barista is nothing but simply a fried onion. Cut and deep fry onion till brown. You can make onion barista in microwave as well by using just 1 tbsp of oil.
Instead of caraway seeds (shahi zeera), you can use regular cumin seeds as well.
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