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Paneer in cashew sauce

Paneer in cashew sauce is a very rich dish which goes very well with biryani or naan. Paneer can be made fresh at home or can be store bought as it is often & easily found in the Indian stores.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Cuisine: ASIA, Indian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g Paneer Diced
  • 2 Onions Chopped
  • 2 Tomatoes Roughly chopped
  • 7-8 Cashewnuts Roasted in oil
  • 1 tsp Garam masala
  • 1 Green chilli
  • 1 tsp Coriander powder
  • ½ tsp Cumin powder
  • ½ tsp Chilli powder
  • 1 tsp Dry methi leaves Kasuri Methi
  • 1 tsp Cream
  • Salt as required
  • 1 Tbsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Turmeric
  • ¼ th cup Peas

Method
 

  1. Grind together the cashews and tomatoes and set aside.
  2. In a deep bottomed vessel, heat the oil and add the onions and fry them until brown.
  3. Add the turmeric and green chilli.
  4. Add the cashew-tomato paste and fry until the oil oozes out on the sides.
  5. Add the coriander powder, cumin powder, chilli powder, garam masala powder and dry methi powder and fry for a minute.
  6. Add little water to make the gravy and add peas, salt and the diced paneer and let it cook for a couple of minutes.
  7. Serve hot with biryani or naan.