Nawabi Paneer is a main course dish using paneer which is cooked in rich and flavorful gravy prepared using onions, ginger, garlic, whole spices, yogurt etc. It gets its richness from nuts i.e. almonds, cashews and its flavors from whole spices, kewra water and any fresh ingredients including ginger, garlic etc. This paneer recipe is a famous Hyderabadi curry which can be served at parties, during a family gathering or on festivals. This mouth-watering gravy dish can be served with naan, roti, paratha, and rice. Do try the recipe for Nawabi Paneer as it an apt
main course recipe for Diwali
main course recipe for parties
Nawabi Paneer Recipe calls for
Paneer i.e. cottage cheese- I love to use homemade paneer for most of the paneer recipes that I make as it gives me the best results.
Gravy – I have already discussed that the gravy calls for many ingredients. No tomatoes or red chili powder has been used.
1. Soak 2 tbsp poppy seeds and 10 cashew and almonds each for 10-12 minutes
2. Heat 2 tbsp clarified butter (ghee)
3. Add 1 tsp cumin seeds and let it crackle
4. Add 1 bay leaf, 1-inch cinnamon stick, 4 cloves, 3 green cardamoms. Cook till aromatic
5. Add 2 medium sized chopped onion
6. Stir and cook till onion gets turn translucent i.e. pinkish
7. Now add 2 chopped green chili, 12-15 garlic cloves and 1 inch chopped ginger
8. Cook 1-2 minutes
9. Add soaked poppy seeds, cashew, and almonds
10. Mix well and cook 2-3 minutes. Thereafter let the mixture cool down
11. Add mixture in a grinder jar and grind it
12. Add 1 tbsp milk
13. Grind to make a fine paste
14. Heat 1 tsp ghee in a pan
15. Add ground mixture
16. Stir and cook till its gets of light golden color
17. Add 1/2 cup yogurt (dahi)
18. Mix and cook
19. Stir continuously till it’s thick
20. Add salt according to taste and black pepper powder
21. Now add 1 cup milk. You can water instead of milk
22. Mix and cook for 2-3 minutes
23. Add paneer cubes
24. Finish off with 1 tsp fenugreek leaves
25. Switch off the flame and add 1 tsp kewra water and mix
26. Add saffron soaked in milk
27. Add 1/2 tsp sugar
28. Cover with lid and cook for 6-7 minutes
29. Bon Appetit Serve nawabi paneer with instant butter naan
PREP TIME 20 minutes
COOK TIME 30 minutes
TOTAL TIME 50 minutes
• 2 tbsp poppy seeds (Khas Khas)
• 10 almonds (badam)
• 10 cashews (kaju)
• 2 tbsp clarified butter (ghee)+ 1 Tsp oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• 2 bay leaf (tej patta)
• 1-inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)
• 4 cloves (laung)
• 3 green cardamom (chhoti elaichi)
• 2 medium size onion
• 1-2 green chili
• 1-inch ginger
• 10-12 garlic
• 1 cup + 1 tbsp milk
• 1/2 cup yogurt (dahi)
• 1 tsp black pepper powder
• salt to taste
• 400 gm cottage cheese (paneer), cut into cubes
• 5-6 drops Kewra water
• 15-20 saffron strands (Kesar), soaked in lukewarm water
• 1 tsp dry fenugreek leaves (Kasuri methi)
• 1/2 tsp sugar or as per taste
1. Soak 2 tbsp poppy seeds and 10 cashew and almonds each for 10-12 minutes.
2. Heat 2 tbsp clarified butter (ghee).
3. Add 1 tsp cumin seeds and let it crackle.
4. Add 1 bay leaf, 1-inch cinnamon stick, 4 cloves, 3 green cardamoms. Cook till aromatic.
5. Add 2 medium sized chopped onion.
6. Stir and cook till onion gets turn translucent i.e. pinkish.
7. Now add 2 chopped green chili, 12-15 garlic cloves and 1 inch chopped ginger.
8. Cook 1-2 minutes.
9. Add soaked poppy seeds, cashew, and almonds.
10. Mix well and cook 2-3 minutes. Thereafter let the mixture cool down.
11. Add mixture in a grinder jar and grind it.
12. Add 1 tbsp milk.
13. Grind to make a fine paste.
14. Heat 1 tsp ghee in a pan.
15. Add ground mixture.
16. Stir and cook till its gets of light golden color.
17. Add 1/2 cup yogurt (dahi).
18. Mix and cook.
19. Stir continuously till it’s thick.
20. Add salt according to taste and black pepper powder.
21. Now add 1 cup milk. You can water instead of milk.
22. Mix and cook for 2-3 minutes.
23. Add paneer cubes.
24. Finish off with 1 tsp fenugreek leaves.
25. Switch off the flame and add 1 tsp kewra water and mix.
26. Add saffron soaked in milk.
27. Add 1/2 tsp sugar.
28. Cover with lid and cook for 6-7 minutes.
29. Bon Appétit Serve nawabi paneer with instant butter naan.
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