Cashew Paneer
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • For the gravy:
  • Onion – 1 cup, Chopped
  • Tomato – 1 cup, Chopped
  • Green Chilli – 1 , chopped finely
  • Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tbsp
  • Cashews - 9 whole
  • Turmeric – 1 tsp
  • Oil – 1tbsp
  • Salt - 2 tbsp or as needed[other]
  • Unsalted Butter - 2 Tbsp
  • Paneer - 250gms , chopped as cubes
  • Chilli Powder - 1 Tbsp
  • Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
  • Cumin Powder – 1 tbsp
  • Kasturi Methi - 1 tbsp
  • Garam masala - 2 tsp
  • Sugar - ½ tsp
  • Water – ½ cup
  • Cream - 2 Tbsp
  • [Garnish]
  • Cashew - 8, broken ( sauted in butter)
  • Coriander – 1 tbsp, chopped finely
Instructions
  1. Take 1 tbsp of butter in a pan, place the paneer cubes and fry for a minute in each side till they become crispy golden. Keep it aside. Do not fry for a long time or else it will become rubbery.(Optional step) [ img src="https://www.relishthebite.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CashewPaneer1.jpg"]
  2. In the same pan with a tsp of butter or leftover butter in the pan, saute the cashews for garnish and keep aside.
  3. Take 1 tbsp of oil in a pan, Add the chopped onions and green chillies and sauté till they become transculent. Now add the tomatoes, garlic ginger paste and salt.
  4. Now add the chilli powder, coriander powder and cumin powder. Cook for about 10 minutes on a medium flame till everything gets cooked and add cashews, saute for a minute and switch off. Allow this to cool.
  5. Then add everything in a blender. Blend them into a smooth paste with not even small pieces of cashews on it.
  6. Heat butter in the same pan. Add the jeera, blended paste,water and stir well. and let it boil for 5 minutes in medium flame.
  7. Now Add Garam masala,cream,sugar, paneer and boil for five minutes and switch off.
  8. Garnish with chopped coriander and fried cashews.
Notes
1. Frying the paneer is an optional step.
2. Its better to close the vessel with a lid when we add the blended gravy as it may spilt up some outside as it boils
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/cashew-paneer/