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Making time: 45 minutes
Serves: 6

Ingredients for Shahi Paneer:

• 250 gms. paneer (cottage cheese)
  
• 3 tbsp. ghee or butter
  
• 1 onion chopped into strips
  
• 1/2" piece ginger chopped fine
  
• 2 green chillies chopped fine
  
• 4 tomatoes chopped fine
  
• 2 cardamoms crushed
  
• 1/4 cup beaten curd
  
• 1/2 tsp. red chilli powder
  
• 1/2 tsp. garam masala
  
• salt to taste
  
• 1/2 cup milk
  
• 2 tbsp. tomato sauce

To garnish:

• 2 tbsp. grated paneer
  
• 1 tbsp. chopped coriander

Directions for making Shahi Paneer:

1. Chop the paneer into 2" fingers.
   
2. Heat half the ghee. Add onion, ginger, green chilli and cardamom. Fry for 3-4 minutes.
   
3. Add tomatoes and cook for 7-8 minutes, covered.
   
4. Add curd and cook for 5 minutes.
   
5. Add 1/2 cup water and cool.
   
6. Blend in a mixie till smooth.
   
7. Heat remaining ghee, add gravy and other ingredients except milk and paneer.
   
8. Boil to get a very thick gravy.
   
9. Just before serving, heat gravy, add milk and paneer fingers and boil for 3-4 minutes.
   
10. Garnish with chopped coriander and grated paneer.
11. Enjoy your Shahi Paneer. Hope you love this Indian recipe.