SHAHI PANEER

 

Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Serve : 4

INGREDIENTS
Paneer  / cottage cheese cubes  - 250 gms
Onion            -   2 medium size onion paste
Melon seeds          -   1 tbsp
Poppy seeds          -    1 tbsp
Cashew nuts       - 1 tbsp
Tomato puree      -  1/2 cup
Red chilly powder  - 1/2 tsp
Green cardamom      -   5
Cinnamon    -  1 inch stick
Mace / javitri    -  1 piece
White pepper    -  1/4 tsp
Whole dried milk / mawa   -  1 tbsp
Cream      -   1 tbsp
Cumin seeds   -   1/4 tsp
Milk    -  1/4 tsp
Sugar   -  a pinch
Salt    -  to taste
Oil     -  2 tbsp
Finely chopped coriander leaves  -  1 tbsp

METHOD
In a blender add poppy seeds,melon seeds,chopped tomato,cinnamon,cardamom,mace /javitri,cumin seeds,white pepper,cashew nuts  and one tbsp water to make a fine paste.
Heat oil in a pan and onion  paste and saute for 4 - 5 mins
Now add tomato and melon paste and saute till oil seperate from pan.
Add mawa /whole dried milk and saute for 2 - 3 mins now add fresh cream and m ix well.
Add milk little by little in a pan and cook in a medium flame to make a thick gravy
Add sugar,salt and cottage cheese /paneer cubes and mix well.
Garnish with cream and coriander leaves