Fried cashew and paneer pieces simmered in rich and creamy tomato cashew gravy!
Paneer as I always say J they are delicious. You can never go wrong with paneer recipes 😉 somehow the end result will be good. And when you do recipes with paneer, it will be great for any get together or parties 🙂 I made this for my parents who visited me today 😉 they are with me for ten days. Cooking for them is something I always dream about when they are with me.So I was very happy to cook for them. I always Love 
to cook for my special ones, and that is how i started to learn cooking by making something special each day 🙂 just to make the day even more remarkable. “Love and memories is cooking” I guess. My mom used to cook for me till I was in India. It is just been 6 years that I am cooking full fledged. So 🙂 I made them lunch. I cooked Peas pulav, cashew paneer, mor rasam, okra fry and paal payasam. I will share all the recipes soon. 🙂
You can always do this recipe by replacing paneer with tofu, chicken or any veggie/meat you fancy. And also vegan can use the coconut milk instead of cream and replace tofu with paneer.
I have few more recipes with paneer you can check – Malai Methi paneer , paneer makhanwala and Paneer peas masala.
And also how to do homemade paneer.
- 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
- 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"] - In the same pan with a tsp of butter or leftover butter in the pan, saute the cashews for garnish and keep aside.
- 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.
- 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.
- Then add everything in a blender. Blend them into a smooth paste with not even small pieces of cashews on it.
- 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.
- Now Add Garam masala,cream,sugar, paneer and boil for five minutes and switch off.
- Garnish with chopped coriander and fried cashews.
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
It taste best with plan basmati rice, pulav, jeera rice or any parathas!
Richy rich cashew gravy…Hope ur parents are very happy with your cooking
They were 🙂 Sathya! Especially my mom 🙂
Hi Suki, have you ever tried making cashew paneer, as the paneer made out of cashew or nut mil? Has this been attempted? I wonder if it produces curds?
I don’t see any recipes online (
Paneer is made out of milk. I have my recipe to make paneer too in the website. Paneer is not made out of cashew.
…….oops, I meant nut milk. I was hoping to find another alternative to vegan ‘paneer’, other than tofu/soy. Unable to buy regular fresh paneer at the local store, like in London. Was hoping someone attempted making ‘paneer’ with a nut milk. You might think it would curd the fats in the nut milk? Coconut is really fatty too. I don’t know, I might experiment. Anyway, thanks for the recipe for the milk one. I love making saag paneer.
Thank you 🙂 Let me know how it turns out!!!
I love paneer, thank you for including how to make homemade paneer!
thank you Ayngelina 🙂 🙂