Cashew Nut Paneer
A delicious Indian cottage cheese dish made with a creamy cashew nut gravy.
Servings
4–6
people
Cook Time
less than 30
minutes
Servings
4–6
people
Cook Time
less than 30
minutes
Ingredients
4
Tbsp
oil
2
onions
paneer
1
tsp
whole cumin (jeera)
1
tsp
turmeric powder
2
tsp
chilli powder
1
tsp
coriander (dhania) powder
1
tsp
ginger & garlic paste
2
red chillies
2
green chillies
1
tomato
1
fresh yellow pepper
1
finely grounded dry fenugreek leaves (kasuri meethi)
2
cashew nut powder
100
roasted whole cashew nuts
fresh cream
Fresh coriander
(chopped)
Fresh curry leaves
Instructions
Place a pot on the stove. Add oil and once it is warm, add jeera.
Add 1 chopped onion and fry until onion is caramelised.
Mix turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, red and green chilli (sliced in half), ginger, garlic paste and salt in a separate bowl.
Add the ingredients from the bowl into the frying onion mix.
Add half a cup of water and let it simmer.
In a blender, add one chopped tomato and one chopped yellow pepper. Blend together and add to the cooking mixture.
Let the mixture simmer for 5 minutes.
Cut the second onion into chunky cubes and add to the mixture.
Add the paneer cubes then add dry fenugreek leaves and cashew nut powder, and let mixture simmer for 5 minutes.
Add fresh cream and let the mixture simmer further for 5 minutes.
Lastly, add fresh coriander, curry leaves and whole roasted cashew nuts to garnish.