Paneer Masala Curry | Restaurant Style Paneer Masala Recipe
Paneer Masala Curry
Paneer Masala Curry is a totally yummy panner dish using cashew tomatoes paste as the base ingredients along with other simple ingredients and dry spices powder.
Onion Paste Preparation
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Onion Roughly chopped one large size.
Cashew Paste Preparation
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Tomatoes-Roughly Chopped – 2 large size
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Cashews-soaked 10 to 15 in 1 cup hot water
Ginger-garlic paste preparation
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Ginger Roughly Chopped 1 inch ginger
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Garlic Cloves Roughly chopped – crushed to a paste 5/6 medium size.
Or you can take 2 teaspoon ginger-garlic readymade paste
OTHER INGREDIENTS
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Paneer (fresh cottage cheese) cut in cubes – 250 grams.
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4 tablespoons cooking oil.
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Garam masala powder -1/2 tsp.
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Red chili powder-1/2 tsp.
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Coriander powder (dhania powder) – half tsp
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Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp.
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green chilies 2
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Chopped coriander leaves fresh -1tbsp
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salt to taste
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water as required.
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Cream low fat
Preparation for paneer masala curry
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starts with soaking cashew in hot water for about 30 minutes.
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after 30 minutes add these soaked cashews in a grinder along with chopped tomatoes and prepare the fine paste. and keep aside.
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also prepare the fine paste of 1-inch ginger,1 onion, garlic cloves 5/6 small to medium do not add water.
Making paneer masala curry
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Add 4 tbsp cooking oil in a thick coated frying pan.
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Next, add onion paste and on a low flame.
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Keep sauteing onion paste till it turns light golden.
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also, keep on stirring the onion paste often while sauteing.
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then add fresh ginger-garlic paste or readymade ginger-garlic paste.
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Keep on sautéing and stirring the paste till the raw aroma goes away.
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Next, add tomato cashew paste. Keep the flame on low, the mixture can splutter.
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mix everything very well.
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on a low flame keep sauteing the masala.
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once you notice oil releasing from the sides. the masala.
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One by one add 1/4 tsp- turmeric powder,1/2 tsp garam-masala powder,1/2 tsp red chili powder, 1/2 tsp coriander powder.
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salt to taste.and cook on a low flame
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next after 2 minutes add 3 to 4 cup of water and keep cooking in low flame.
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also, add chopped green chili and chopped coriander leaves and give a nice mix
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Keep cooking on low flame till gravy turns little thick.
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Next, add paneer cubes. Mix well and cook for about 2 minutes on low flame
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add fresh cream give a nice mix and switch off the flame.
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garnish with fresh chopped coriander leaves and grated paneer.