Paneer Chahana

Paneer Chahana



Be it a party,fooding in any restaurant or preparing menu for coming guests at home --- any paneer item is must and must, specially in veg items. Can't think without it. Paneer korma is an item which can be prepared on any occasion. Being rich,it can be kept occasionally in regular household menu. Its creamy texture  makes this dish yummy and yummy. 

Preparation time  :  20 - 30 mins
Cooking time  :  30 mins
Servings  :  2 - 3 persons


Ingredients :
  • Cottage cheese / paneer --  400 gms
  • Poppy seeds / khuskhush  -- 1/2 tsp
  • White sesame seeds / safed til  -- 1 tsp
  • Cumin seeds / jeera pwd -- 1/2 tsp
  • Coriander seeds / dhania pwd   -- 3/4th tsp
  • Ginger / adrak  --  1 inch piece
  • Tomato  --  2 nos.
  • Onion / pyaj  --  2 nos.
  • Green cardamom / choti ilaichi  -- 2 - 3 nos.
  • Raisins / kishmish  --  10-12 nos.
  • Cashew / kaju  --  8-10 nos.
  • Oil or ghee  --  3 tbsp
  • Salt / namak  --  acc.to taste
  • Sugar / shakkar  --  1/2 tsp.
  • Fried onion  ( for garnishing )  -- few strips.



Preparation :
  1. Grind the sesame seeds and the poppy seeds together with little water into fine paste.
  2. Grind the cashew,raisins and the green cardamom altogether,  with little  water into fine paste.
  3. Chop the onions roughly,fry in 1 tsp hot oil on medium flame,and after cooling, grind into smooth paste.
  4. Cut the paneer into cubes.
  5. Grind the ginger with little water into paste.
  6. Make puree out of the tomatoes.






Method  :
  • Heat oil in a vessel or kadhai.
  • Keep the flame low to medium,and put in the oil the sesame seeds-poppy seeds paste, coriander powder and the jeera powder.  Fry for 1 min.
  • Now,add in it the tomato puree,ginger paste and salt.  Fry for 2 mins.
  • Add the fried onion paste and the milk. Add the paneer cubes and cook for few mins on low flame.

  • Now,add the cashew-raisins-cardamom paste, along with the sugar. Stir and cook for 1 min.
  • Switch off the flame and keep covered for 5 mins.
  • Garnish with fried onion strips with nun,roti,paratha,kulcha or even with simple fried rice or pulao.


Enjoy cooking 🍳🍴





































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