Wednesday 20 January 2021

Paneer Nawabi

Paneer Nawabi / Nawabi Paneer is a cashew based thick gravy dish made with shallow fried paneer cubes goes well with roti, chapathi, phulkas, naan etc. Paneer Nawabi recipe is explained with step by step method and photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Paneer Nawabi / Nawabi Paneer.

Ingredients:-

Paneer.                 - 250 gm
Onion.                  - 1 chopped
Garlic.                  - 1/2 tsp chopped
Cinnamon.            - 1 stick
Cloves.                  - 2
Cardamom.           - 2
Bay leaf.                - 1
Pepper corn.          - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds.         - 1tsp
Papper powder.      - 1tsp
Coriander powder. - 1tsp
Garam masala.       - 1/2 tsp
Water.                     - 2 cup
Salt.                        - to taste
Ghee.                      - 2 tbsp

For grinding Cashew paste mixture:-

Cashews.      - 6
Almond.       - 6
Onion.          - 1 chopped
Green chilly. - 3 chopped
Ginger.          - 1tsp chopped
Garlic.           - 1tsp chopped
Ajwain.         - 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon.    - 1 small stick
Cloves.          - 3
Cardamom.   - 3
Pepper corn.  - 1/2 tsp
Water.            - 1 cup

Instructions:-

1). Chop Paneer into triangle pieces and marinate with little salt, 1tsp pepper powder and 1tsp coriander powder and keep aside for 30 minute to marinate.Shallow fry the marinated paneer pieces from all sides in 1tbsp off ghee and keep aside.

2). In a pan add 6 cashews, 6 almonds,1 chopped onion, 3 chopped green chillies, 1tsp chopped ginger, 1tsp chopped garlic, 1/2 tsp ajwain, 1small cinnamon stick, 3 cloves, 3 cardamom, 1/2 tsp pepper corn and 1cup of water and boil it for 5 to 7 minutes on medium flame or till the onion pieces become translucent and cashews and almonds becomes soft. Transfer all the above ingredients on a plate to cool.

3). Grind all the above boiled ingredients to a smooth and thick paste adding little boiled and cooled water. Keep aside the ground thick cashew paste mixture.

4). Keep aside 1chopped onion, 1/2 tsp chopped garlic, 1 bay leaf, 1cinnamon stick, 2 cloves, 2 cardamom, 1/2 tsp pepper corn and 1tsp cumin seeds on a plate.

Method:-

1). Heat 1tbsp of ghee in a pan and add 1 bay leaf, 1 cinnamon stick, 2 cloves, 2 cardamom and 1/2 tsp pepper corn and saute well.

2). Add 1tsp cumin seeds and saute well.Add chopped 1/2 tsp garlic and 1 chopped onion into the pan and saute well till onion becomes translucent.

3). Add ground thick cashew paste mixture into the pan and mix well.

4). Add required salt and 2 cup of water into the pan and mix well.Boil the gravy for 2 to 3 minutes on low flame. Add garam masala into the boiled gravy and mix well.

5). Add shallow fried paneer cubes into the gravy.

6). Boil the paneer gravy for a minute and switch off the flame.

7). Transfer the paneer gravy / paneer nawabi to a serving dish.

Paneer Nawabi / Nawabi Paneer is ready to serve with chapathi, roti, phulkas or naan.

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