Shahi Paneer

Ingredients :

• 200 gms Paneer
• 2 Medium Onions
• 1" Ginger
• 3-4 Garlic Pieces
• 2 Green chillies
• 1/2 tsp White Pepper Powder
• 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
• 3/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
• 3-4 tbsp Cream
• 1/4 cup Dry fruits (Cashew Nuts, Raisins, Makhane)
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 8-10 tbsp Vegetable oil
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

• Heat oil in a kadhai.
• Cut paneer into small cubes. Fry over medium heat until light brown.
• Keep the paneer pieces aside.
• Saute the dry fruits in one tablespoon of oil.
• Grind onion, ginger, garlic, green chilli in a blender and make a fine paste.
• Fry the mixture in the remaining oil until golden brown and oil starts separating.
• Add salt, red chilli powder, white pepper, turmeric powder, garam masala. Saute for 1-2 minutes.
• Add milk to make the gravy. Bring the gravy to boil. Reduce the heat and cook until the gravy becomes thick.
• Put a portion of the dry fruits in the gravy while it is being cooked. Keep the rest of dry fruits for decorating.
• Finally add paneer cubes and 1 tbsp cream. Heat for 5 minutes.
• Garnish shahi paneer with cream and dry fruits and coriander leaves.

Paneer Butter Masala

Ingredients :

• 250 gms Paneer
• 200 gms Fresh Cream
• 200 gms Tomato Puree
• 2-3 tblsp Butter
• 2 tblsp Fenugreek leaves
  
• 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
• 2-3 Green Chillies
• Salt as per taste

Method :

• Melt the butter in a pan, add slit green chillies, tomato puree, kasuri methi, salt, red chilli powder and simmer for 4-5 minutes.
• Add the cream and garam masala powder and cook further for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the paneer pieces and cook for a minute. Serve hot garnished with coriander.

Paneer kofta

For Koftas:

• 200 gms Paneer
• 2 Potato
• 1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder
• 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
• 2 tblsp Cornflour
• Oil for frying

For Gravy
4 Onion
4 Tomato
Coriander Leaves
1/2 cup Curd
1/2 cup Cashewnut Powder
1/2 tsp Cumin Seed
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric
1/4 tsp Garam Masala
1 Bay Leaf
2 tblsp Clarified Butter

Method :

• Boil potatoes and peel them.
• Grate paneer and potatoes.
• Add salt, red chili powder, garam masala, cornflour and mix well.
• Make round balls of this mixture.
• Now heat oil in a pan.
• Fry balls in the oil till brown in color.
• Grind onion and tomatoes together.
• Chop coriander leaves very finely.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add cumin seed and bay leaf.
• Add onion, tomato paste and brown it, stirring continously.
• When it leaves oil add curd, cashewnut powder, salt, red chili powder, turmeric, garam masala.
• Stir it continously for a minute.
• Then add 2 cup of water.
• Put on the lid and simmer for 5 minutes.
• While serving reheat the gravy and then add koftas to it.
• Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.

Paneer Burji

Ingredients :

• 200 gms Paneer
• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds
• 2 Green Chillies
• 1 Small Onion
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
• 1 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
• 1 medium Tomato
• 1/2 tsp Salt

Preparation:

• Chop the onions, tomatoes and chillies finely.
• Heat oil in a deep bottomed pan, add the cumin seeds, chopped onions and the ginger garlic paste, fry till brown.
• Add the chillies and tomatoes and fry till they are soft and pulpy.
• Add turmeric powder, garam masala powder, salt and little water so that all the masalas are well combined.
• Add grated paneer and fry for 5 minutes till the paneer blends into the masala.
• Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot.

Palak Paneer

Ingredients :

• 500gms Fresh Palak (Saag)
• 100gms Paneer
• 2 Onions grated Ginger, Garlic paste
• 5-6 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp pure ghee
• Garam masala to taste
• Red chili powder to taste
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• Salt To Taste

Method :

• Clean and wash palak (spinach) nicely.
• Boil the spinach in water and cool it.
• Now mash it in a mixer.
• Heat oil in a kadai. Add ginger-garlic paste and stir-fry for a minute.
• Now add onions and fry till golden brown.
• Add all spices except red chili powder.
• Now add the spinach (palak) and little water if needed and cook for 4-5 minutes.
• Cut paneer into pieces (Paneer can be fried to golden brown in a seperate pan or can be used as it is).
• Add Paneer pieces to the gravy and cook until done.
• Take out in a bowl.
• Just before serving, heat pure ghee in a small pan.
• Hold the pan over bowl, add chili powder and immediately pour on the indian palak paneer.

Mattar Paneer

Ingredients:

• 450gms /1lb shelled Mutter (green peas)
• 250gms / 1/2lb Paneer
• 2 medium onions (chopped)
• 6 cloves garlic (crushed)
• 1 tbsp grated ginger
• 2 green chilies (chopped)
• 250gms / 1/2 lb tomatoes (peeled and sliced)
• Salt To Taste
• 1cup curd / plain yogurt
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds
• 4 bay leaves
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup ghee / vegetable oil

To Garnish :

• Garam masala powder
• Chopped coriander leaves

Preparation:

• Make a paste by grinding together half the onions, the garlic and coriander seeds.
• Heat the ghee in a frying pan and cut the paneer into 2.5-cm/1-inch cubes. Fry the paneer to a light brown and remove to drain on a plate.
• Add the remaining onion and the ginger to the ghee / oil in a pan and add the bay leaves and fry until the onion is golden brown.
• Add the turmeric and the paste mixture and fry until the ghee starts to separate.
• Add the paneer and mutter (peas) along with the yogurt, chili, tomato and salt. Stir for 5-6 minutes over low heat.
• Pour in the water and simmer gently for 20 minutes. Serve the matar paneer sprinkled with garam masala and coriander.

Khadai paneer

Ingredients:

• 250 gms Cottage Cheese (Paneer)
• 3 Capsicum (Shimla Mirch)
• 4 Onion (Pyaj)
• 4 Tomato (Tamatar)
• 1 " long piece Ginger (Adrak)
• 1 tsp Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirchi)
• 2 Bay Leaf (Tej Patta)
• 4 Cloves (Lavang)
• 1 piece Cinnamon (Tuj/Dalchini)
• Little Orange Color
• 4 tblsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)

Method :

• Cut cottage cheese, capsicum in long pieces.
• Grind onion, tomato, ginger, salt, red chili powder and orange color.
• Mince cloves and cinnamom.
• Heat clarified butter in a pan.
• Add bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon.
• Then add onion, tomato, ginger paste.
• Continue cooking it on medium flame till ghee/oil begins to separate.
• Add paneer and capsicum pieces.
• Cook on low flame.
• When the capsicum are done put off the flame.
• Take off the fire and serve hot.

Recipe of Paneer

Ingredients:

• 1 litre Milk
• 11/2tsp vinegar or 1/2tsp lemon juice or citric acid

How to prepare paneer:

• Boil the milk in a pan.
• When it's boiling add lemon juice or vinegar or citric acid which ever you are using, while stirring.
• If citric acid is being used, dissolve it in 2-tbsp water before adding.
• When milk curdles full turn off the gas and keep aside for 5 minutes.
• Pour it on to a cotton/muslin cloth and tie it with a tight knot.
• When all the water is drained from the paneer shape it into a rectangular block.
• Now place the cloth under heavy weight for 2-3 hours before using it.
• Note: Do not throw away the leftover water as it can be used for kneading chapati or paratha dough