Description
When we were kids, whenever my parents went out to an adults only party, my mother used to ask us what we wanted for dinner at home. 99% of the time, our choice was pooris and shahi paneer. My mother was always nice enough to oblige. Here is the recipe. It is quite rich and hence a nice treat.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
- ½ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
- 4 tomatoes, pureed
- ½ pound paneer, cubed
- ¼ cup water
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- salt to taste
- ¼ cup cream
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the onion and garlic in the hot oil until the onions are soft and golden brown
- about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the cumin
- coriander
- turmeric
- and chili powder over the onion and garlic; continue cooking until the seasonings are fragrant
- about 30 seconds.
- Pour the pureed tomatoes into the skillet; cook until the excess liquid evaporates and the oil separates
- 3 to 5 minutes. Add the paneer
- water
- sugar
- and salt to the mixture; stir gently so the paneer does not break apart. Cook until the paneer begins to absorb some of the liquid
- about 10 minutes. Stir the cream into the mixture and simmer another 5 minutes. Garnish with cilantro to serve.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 4