This dish is a symbol of happiness , royalty and lavishness. The word Shahi means Regal and Paneer is Cottage Cheese. Also the fact that the gravy consists of milk, cashew nuts and fresh cream adds to the richness and taste of this preparation. Each time I have prepared , I have received plenty compliments from all my family members especially my father in law. This particular preparation in the photo is a result of celebration of India's 2011 Cricket World Cup win. After India had won, Lubna of Yummy Food had called me. Due to excessive cracker bursts I could not listen completely and called her back around 11:30 pm.
Lubna: Badhai ho !! (Congrats)
Me: You too. Finally Indian players didn't succumb to pressure and won the most important match.
Lubna: Yeah I'm so thrilled. I was constantly putting my thoughts in Facebook. Few of online blogger pals cheered every four and sixes.
Me: This calls for a celebration. What do you say?
Lubna: Sure. We will celebrate this with a bang.
Me: What do you suggest?
Lubna: Let each one of us prepare a special dish to celebrate this happy event.
So here I am posting this recipe which I had made for Pot Luck and hope you relish it just like we did. While she prepared Qubooli and dalcha which tasted real nice. She even parceled me a portion of it so that my hubby could taste it as well. So sweet of her :-)
Ingredients:
300 gms Cottage cheese (paneer), out of that 250 gm cut into triangle shape and rest mashed
2 Onion
3 tbsp Tomato puree
6-7 Garlic pods
1 "inch Ginger
3 Green chillies
1 cup Milk + 1/2 cup
1 tsp Red chilly powder
1 tsp Coriander powder
1 tsp Garam masala
2 green Cardamom
3-4 Tej patta
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
10 Cashews
1 tbsp fresh Cream
1 tbsp fresh Curd
Salt to taste
1 tsp Kasoori methi
1 tbsp Coriander leaves, finely chopped
2 tbsp Oil
Method:
Cut paneer pieces into triangle shape and sprinkle some salt and turmeric powder over them. Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Fry the paneer pieces until turns to light pink (be careful as frying them too long will make paneer lose it's softness). Dip the fired paneer pieces into 1/2 warm milk.
Now make a paste of onion and keep aside. Then make a fine paste of green chillies, ginger, garlic and cashews. In the remaining oil add tej patta and green cardamom and fry for a minute. Add onion paste and fry till it's light pink. Now add garlic-cashew paste and fry till oil starts separating. Add salt, red chilly powder, coriander powder and turmeric and saute for 2 minutes on low flame. Now add tomato puree and fry till it leaves oil. Add mashed paneer and mix thoroughly. Add curd and stir fast so that it doesn't curdle. Add cream and mix well.Add 1 cup milk along with the 1/2 cup milk that has paneer pieces. Now add garam masala, kasoori methi and cook it for another 6-8 minutes. Remove from the heat and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with nan or chappati.
Tomar shahi paneer ta dekhte really shahi hoyeche...awesome preperation and yummy clicks as well, Deepa..Shubho nababarsha tomake r tomar familyke
ReplyDeleteMy favorite with Naan on the side..That looks so yummy!!
ReplyDeleteThe funny thing is even I had made this yesterday for our dinner..will be posting it soon...
What a lovely way to celebrate Deepa. Simply Awesome. lovely presentation too. delight to the eyes.
ReplyDeleteLooks so gud ...what a feast ...wonderful way to celebrate
ReplyDeleteOh man, thats incredible...makes me very hungry right now...miss quality paneer here:( Also lazy to make one, hehe.
ReplyDeleteim drooling over this.............
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Now i am carving for it again.....looks yum...tastes divine...thank for linking back to my recipes and happy that u all liked it...now my wait for the recipe ends....love to try this soon... may b weekend....that was the awesome potluck celebration on winning world cup.....may b this calls for another celebration what say Deepa? i really enjoyed the richness of the gravy....thank you again....
ReplyDeleteI always wanted to make this and thanks for sharing the recipe dear... Yummy dish...
ReplyDeletelovely presentation n looking rich n deliciouis gravy..
ReplyDeleteall time fav. looks rich and delicious pic are nice
ReplyDeletePerfect and creamy. Lovely presentation
ReplyDeleteWow...shahi paneer darun lagche! next time when I'll make paneer, I'll follow this recipe....ruti'r shathey khub bhalo lagbe..
ReplyDeleteCraving for a wonderful paneer dish now.Wish i could taste that now.Very creamy and yummy
ReplyDeletePotlucks are always fun..we used to have a lot of such gatherings in Brazil.
ReplyDeleteThe paneer dish looks awesome...just like the restaurant one.
looks yummy!
ReplyDeletedeepa u seem to cook all my fav dish and sooooooooo well- yum, slurppppppppp ! and a beautiful gesture of u & ur frnd to celebrate the victory !
ReplyDeletehmmm...love restaurant shahi paneer.... urs loooookksss gooooooooooooooooood
ReplyDeletelooks creamy and delicious..
ReplyDeleteWOw,Shahi Paneer recipe looks so rich and delicious.Lovely celebration.
ReplyDeleteWOW Deepa!!! The shahi paneer looks fabulous!!! Loved the way you have arranged the rotis :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful presentation and lovely rich and heavenly dish.
ReplyDelete@ thank you Ladies for your lovely comments.
ReplyDelete@Lubna: Sure dear anytime.
@Shobha: Meeting with blogger friends is always a pleasure. Hope you too find some friends over there.
@Indrani: Shubo naboborsho to you too dear
Priya Sreeram: He He He :-) had u been in my city we would have celebrated it together.
@Suman: would be waiting for your style shahi paneer.
Hmm...this was the curry which lubna was talking abt...hmm...looks really yummy..I do it almost similar just with out curds as I try not to mix up curds n milk in d same dish..:)
ReplyDeleteA lipsmacking version of shahi paneer!!!
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wonderful.. its so rich and creamy.. superb recipe
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Creamy and delicious..yum yum.
ReplyDeleteLovely paneer. can I join you to continue the celebration.
ReplyDeleteOmg, would love to join u guys, but unfortunately am leaving very much far away, rich and truly inviting shahi paneer,delicious!
ReplyDeleteawesome...now this is in my must to do list..thanque..
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Love the dish dear, I guess we all celebrated that night and next morning :)
ReplyDeletegreat recipe and great way to celebrate the win too..
ReplyDeletereally restaurant style, good one
ReplyDeletewow its so yummy!! exactly like restaurant :)
ReplyDeleteDelicious and tempting shahi paneer..
ReplyDeleteOhh- just need some butter naan to polish it off :))
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delicious shahee paneer.love the pic.
ReplyDeletewoww.. gravy looks so thick and creamy.. pic is too tempting :)
ReplyDeletelooks very creamy and inviting...nice presentation !
ReplyDeleteThis look so good, perfect and creamy.
ReplyDeleteSubha Nababarsha Deepa :)
ReplyDeleteDeeps, Shahi paneer looks awesome and the presentation is also nice.. No wonder ur potluck ppl relished this..
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome shahi paneer. love the way you made it. No need to go to restaurant.
ReplyDeleteSubho Naba barsher Priti o subhechha roilo tomake r tomar family ke. Tomar Shahi Paneer preparation r decoration dutoi darun hoyechhe.
ReplyDeleteVery yummy shahi paneer! It looks very great!
ReplyDeletethats a treat to all my senses...gr8 recipe and gr8 presentatn
ReplyDeletelooks wonderful....my favorite...
ReplyDeleteHi Deepa...presentation is so tempting esp that rolled roti...I have a question on your previous post : mango burfi... is there any alternative for mava or khoya or can it be replaced with something else as it is difficult to find mava here.
ReplyDeleteWOW Deepa!!! The shahi paneer looks fabulous!!! Loved the way you have arranged the rotis :)
ReplyDeleteWOW..looks really appetising...just like restaurants.
ReplyDeletei make this dish similarly, u can check on my blog if it interests u. but ur dish looks very nice! my firs ttime at ur blog.i am impressed.
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Nababbarsher anek anek shubhechha roilo Deepa. Paneer looks so so creamy. aaj amar shukrobar, ruti alu bhaja kheye achi ar akhon tomar paneer dekhe khete ichhe korche.
ReplyDeleteakhono khub chap e achi. Hubby ei fireche, bario puro gochano hayni. aajo Maa er kache cheleke rekhe saradin gochgach korlam. am already missing Bangalore.
tomra aj ki korle? notun no niyei pathabo tomake.
I am just drooling at the pic looks delicious...
ReplyDeleteOh! Looks so delish! I love creamy paneer in a rich thick gravy.
ReplyDeleteLooks so creamy and rich. Perfect to have with any breads.
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ReplyDeleteVery nice recipe, looks so creamy and delicious!
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ReplyDeletelovely rich dish, I can never get bored of paneer dishes :) I'm craving for some now.lol
OMG its awesome lovely presentation n yumm dish..
ReplyDeleteDelicious shahi paneer..Loved your presentation and clicks!
ReplyDeleteVery rich recipe deepa n a classic recipe too.Nice presentation dear .
ReplyDeleteLooks like somebody had a nice potluck!! Paneer looks super duper!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lovely comment Deepa, yeah it's difficult to find time with job but I try to blog atleast once every week!
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Drooool, Deepa, give me your address, I am coming over. Great visual treat. Am making it right away!
ReplyDeleteyummy! who doesn't like this creamy dish.
ReplyDeleteLittle wonder if you received too many compliments for that dish- looks totally rich and delicious!! I can mop up that whole plate with a few pieces of roti, sachi!
ReplyDeleteMy all time favorite. Turned out perfect for u. Nice recipe... YUM!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your team's win? This dish definitely looks like a fitting tribute:)
ReplyDeleteThat paneer looks totally yum
ReplyDeleteDelicious looking paneer! send some over..i am hungry looking at the pic
ReplyDeleteYummm... can never have too many paneer recipes :-)
ReplyDeletereally looks exotic deepa- could dig into it and gulp it down within seconds
ReplyDeleteI was searching for this recipe. Wonderful Recipe. Am bookmarking this.
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This looks really restaurant style!!
ReplyDeleteThis recipe luks really awesome.Yummy thick gravy and cool!.Delish Gravy Dear.
ReplyDeleteI was looking for a new paneer recipe.. Gotchaa.. :) thanks a ton for this one.. :) love the look of it itself..
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My mom's signature dish, havent prepared since a long time, yours makes me drool and pulling me to try soon..
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Restaurant style Shahi paneer cottage cheese dish is shared here
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I tried this Shahi Paneer Recipe And it comes out delicious :)
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