WHAT IS SHAHI PANEER?
Creamy Indian Shahi Paneer (Step by Step) is Indian cottage cheese mixed in a creamy gravy. Shahi Paneer originated in North India. It’s very popular in Indian restaurants across the globe. This is a vegetarian recipe and is mild spiced. Anybody who is familiar with North Indian cuisine can tell you it’s a dish that defines classic Indian Dinner Recipe classified as Indian comfort food. This Indian recipe is creamy textured because grinding some ingredients including some cashews would help with the creamy texture just like Reshmi Chicken Curry.
WHAT DOES SHAHI PANEER MEAN?
The word ‘shahi’ means ‘royal’ in Hindi and paneer means Indian cottage cheese. When you put those together you have Shahi Paneer. I believe they are referring to the texture because it’s rich.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BUTTER PANEER AND SHAHI PANEER?
These completely different ingredients, Butter Paneer is like Butter Chicken you have to marinate and then cook it in butter and oil as compare to Shahi Paneer which doesn’t require any marination and is made with completely different ingredients.
HOW TO MAKE THAN PANEER SOFT?
Soak the paneer in some salt water and leave it for 15 minutes.
INGREDIENTS
Tomatoes- I took Roma Tomatoes medium size. Onion- I used red onion but you can use white onion as well. Cashews- I used 12 unsalted cashews. Just make sure they are unflavored and unsalted. Whole spices- they will bring alot of flavor to this recipe. Yogurt- I used homemade yogurt but you can use store-bought. Paneer- I used store-bought but you can use homemade paneer.
HOW TO MAKE SHAHI PANEER?
WHAT TO SERVE SHAHI PANNER WITH?
Serve Shahi Paneer with Chapati, some fresh Naan, or fluffy Basmati rice with a side of crunchy Kachumber and have a cold Sweet Lassi on the side like a true North Indian. Hey Friend, You’ve made it this far, so now we’re basically best friends! If you make this recipe, I’d love for you to give it a quick review & star rating ★ below. Make sure you follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
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