Paneer Chandni - A Royal Paneer Delicacy
by Amarendra Mulye
03 Nov 2012
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Paneer chandni - a royal paneer delicacy. This has been adopted from a five star hotel recipe of mild spicy paneer dish. This is a tribute to my favorite director mr. Yash chopra who passed away recently. This recipe is very royal as the main ingredients used are very royal and rich. Hence, this recipe also resembles to yashji's movies.
Paneer Chandni - A Royal Paneer Delicacy recipe - How to make Paneer Chandni - A Royal Paneer Delicacy
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Makes 4 to 5 servings
3 tbsp ghee
3 to 4 cloves (laung / lavang)
2 crushed cardamom (elaichi)
2 chopped onions
salt to taste
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) powder
500 gms paneer (cottage cheese)
200 gms fresh cream
To Be Mixed and Blender For Cashew-mava Paste :
1 cup cashewnuts (kaju)
2 tsp ginger (adrak) paste
6-7 chopped green chillies
1 cup grated low fat mava (khoya)
1 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder
1/2 cup milk
salt to taste
For Garnishing
almond flakes
saffron
edible silver warq
Method
- Method
- Cut the paneer into cubes of approx 1 inch each and set aside.
- Soak the saffron strands in milk for garnishing.
- Heat the ghee in a pan.
- Add cloves and crushed cardamoms and saute for 1 minute.
- Add the onions and saute till the onions turn translucent.
- Add the cashew-mava paste, mix well and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the salt and pepper and add the pieces of paneer.
- Lastly, stir in fresh cream and mix well.
- Transfer it into a serving bowl.
- Garnish with almond flakes, soaked saffron and silver leaves (varq).
- Serve hot with roti or naan.
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