Cashew Paneer
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb panir (Deep fry after making cubes and immerse in water for 5 minutes to make them go soft) ⓘ
- 2 medium onions
- 2 -3 tomatoes (pureed)
- 2 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste ⓘ
- 1 green chili
- 1 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi-available at the asian stores...) ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon poppy seed ⓘ
- 15 whole cashews ⓘ
- 1/2 - 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- cilantro ⓘ
- 1 big brown cardamom pod
- 1 tablespoon oil ⓘ
Instructions
- Soak cashew& poppy seeds for 1/2 hr.
- or more.
- Grind into a paste (add water if needed).
- Heat 1 tbsp of oil.
- Add a slightly crushed cardamom.
- Add finely chopped onions& fry till slightly brown.
- Add tomato puree& ginger-garlic-green chilli paste.
- Fry till the oil comes on top.
- Add Chilli powder, turmeric powder& fry.
- Add kasuri methi (dried fenugreek)& fry only for 10 seconds.
- Add ground cashew-poppy seed paste, salt& a little water.
- Let it boil.
- Add fried paneer cubes& bring once more to boil,till desired conistency for the gravy is achieved.
- Add garam masala.
- Garnish with cilantro.
- Serve hot with steamed basmati rice or Naan.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
721
kcal
36% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).