Paneer Makhanwala
Restaurant Style Paneer makhanwala Recipe - Delicious Indian curry of paneer cooked in rich makhani gravy
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 282kcal
Ingredients
to prepare paneer makhanwala recipe
- 1 cup Onion chopped
- 4 Large Tomatoes chopped
- 25 nos Cashew nuts
- 1 tbsp Butter butter
- 400 g Paneer cut in 1 inch squares
- 1 Green Chilies crushed or paste (you may add more if preferred)
- ¼ cup Capsicum very finely chopped
- 1 tsp Garlic paste
- 1 tsp Ginger paste
- 4 tbsp Tomato puree
- ¾ tsp Garam masala powder
- 2 tsp Kashmiri chili powder
- ¾ tsp Turmeric Powder turmeric powder
- 2 tsp Coriander Powder coriander powder
- 1 tsp Shajeera (Caraway Seeds) (You can also use cumin seeds)
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 2 tbsp Cream cream
- 1 tsp Honey honey
- 1 and ¼ tsp Kasuri Methi kasuri methi
- 5 tbsp Butter butter
- Salt to taste
- Warm water as required
Instructions
To make tomato cashew masala:
- To start with, first, melt 1 tbsp of butter in a pan.
- Then add chopped onions and fry until soft and pink
- After that, add cashewnuts and fry for 2-3 minutes until just roasted.
- Then add chopped tomatoes and saute on high for a minute.
- Now, allow it cook until tomatoes are soft. take it off the heat and cool it completely
- Once the onion tomato masala cools down, add it to a blender and blend it to a smooth paste.
how to make paneer makhanwala:
- Now, to make paneer makhanwala, first, melt 5 tbsps of butter in a pan.
- Then add shajeera and bay and fry for few seconds until aromatic.
- Next, add ginger paste, garlic paste and green chilli paste and saute for 2-3 minutes or until raw small goes off.
- Then, add chopped capsicum and fry for another 1-2 minutes
- Now, add prepared onion tomato cashew masala paste and saute on high for a minute or two.
- Then, add salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric and tomato puree, mix well.
- Once the masalas combines well, add warm water as per the consistency required. I added Only ¾ cup of warm water. Then bring it to a boil.
- As the makhanwala gravy cooks, it will start leaving the oil. Then add garam masala powder, kasuri methi, honey and paneer cubes, cook for another minute.
- Finally add cream and cook for 30 seconds.
- Restaurant style Paneer Makhanwala recipes is ready to serve. Dish out, garnish with cream and serve hot.
Nutrition
Calories: 282kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 115mg | Potassium: 251mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1020IU | Vitamin C: 17.6mg | Calcium: 260mg | Iron: 0.7mg