Shahi Paneer

Ingredients:

Paneer - 200 g
Onion - 2 (thin slices)
Medium size tomatoes - 2
Badam - 10
Cashew - 5(full)
Garlic pods - 6-8
Ginger - small piece
Melon seeds - 1/2 tsps
Bay Leaf -1/2
Cloves - 2
Green Elaichi - 1
Cinnamon Stick - small piece
Dry Methi Leaves - 1 tbsp
Fresh Cream - 3/4 cup
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Kashmiri chilly powder - 1 tsp
Salt, Water, Oil - As reqd

Method:

• Boil water in a pan and when it starts to bubble up, reduce the range.
• Add onion,cashews,badam,melon seeds, ginger and garlic.
• Blanch this for 2 mins and strain and keep aside.
• Once cool, grind this to a paste and set aside.
• Grind the tomatoes and make the puree.
• Heat oil in a pan and add bay leaf,cloves, cinnamon and elaichi.
• Add the tomato puree and cook till raw smell goes.
• Add chilly powders, garam masala and salt and saute.
• Once raw smell goes, add the other set of grinded paste(onion, cashew etc)
• Now cook in medium flame/range.
• The gravy will be thick, now add fresh cream and water.
• Mix up and let it boil for few mins.
• Now add the paneer and crushed methis leaves.
• Mix it up and let it boil for 2 mins.
• Shahi paneer gravy is ready and goes good with pulav or rotis.

Note:
I did'nt have melon seeds at home so did'nt use it up.