Paneer Makhani

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An all time favorite north Indian dish, cooked in a rich tomato based gravy. The subtle blend of cardamom, dried fenugreek leaves and the cream add such an enhancing taste which can tingle your senses and palates.

This dish is made so frequently at my home, the 3 boys of the house lick up the entire plate until the last drop. Since I cook it so regularly, cream is not added all the time; hence making it protein rich and low fat as well.

Serve it with an Indian bread of your choice, though it digests and feels just right to the tummy when had with phulka’s.

Serves: 4 persons

Cooking time: about 20 minutes Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups paneer cubes/ 250 grams ready paneer packet or Home Made Paneer
• 2 cups freshly pureed tomatoes (choose red tomatoes)
• ¼ cup thick cream (can substitute with low fat milk)
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon chopped ginger
• 3-4 cloves of garlic
• 1 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• ½ teaspoon cumin powder
• ½ teaspoon garam masala powder
• ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1 tablespoon kasuri methi
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1 tablespoon Vegetable/Sunflower oil
• Salt to taste

Method

If it is a store bought paneer; soak in hot salt water for about 1o minutes. This process makes the paneer soft and tasty.

Grind the onions, garlic and ginger into a fine paste.

Heat oil in a pan; sauté the onion paste. Once they turn mild golden color, turmeric powder, cumin powder, cardamom powder and sauté for a few seconds.

Add the tomato puree and simmer until the tomato puree thickens.

Add cream, honey and salt and simmer for another 10 minutes.

Drain the water from the paneer and add it to the above makhani. Add kasuri methi and simmer for few minutes.

Serve hot with an Indian bread of your choice.

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16 Responses to “Paneer Makhani”

1. sweetrosie, on November 16th, 2007 at 8:21 am Said:

   Lovely blog, great recipes. I am going to try this one. I love Indian dishes that have yoghurt in the sauce.

2. archanagk, on November 16th, 2007 at 8:28 am Said:

   Thank you. Keep visiting, i will be adding more in the weeks to come.

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4. richa, on February 13th, 2008 at 11:51 pm Said:

   d-lish! will take paneer anytime

   btw, u know what, avocado has the good fat which is essenial for body functioning! contrary to the myths propogated, any fruit in it’s natural form is much better than those so called fat free processd foods…lol
   enjoy…

5. Asha, on February 13th, 2008 at 11:55 pm Said:

   That is a beautiful, tasty dish, no wonder they lick the plate clean!:))

6. archanagk, on February 14th, 2008 at 7:57 am Said:

   Thanks richa, i love avocados as well :). All fruits and vegetables have healthy fat. i agree with our point. Just that it’s not good for a person who is trying to loose weight

   Thanks Asha. We sure loved it

7. sagari, on February 14th, 2008 at 9:54 am Said:

   love the gravy a lot archana

8. sia, on February 14th, 2008 at 2:35 pm Said:

   oh, even i would lick my plate clean delicious…

9. Ashley, on February 14th, 2008 at 8:06 pm Said:

   Mmm I wish I could eat what you cook everyday! Looks great. Hope you enjoy the caramel almond tiger cookies after your fast is over.

10. Uma, on February 15th, 2008 at 12:45 am Said:

    Lovely dish! Looks yummy!

11. AnuSriram, on February 15th, 2008 at 1:54 am Said:

    Looks delicious… I love paneer dishes..

12. Archy, on February 15th, 2008 at 7:09 am Said:

    Lovely colour Archana… Mouth watering panner makhni !!

13. homecooked, on February 15th, 2008 at 1:48 pm Said:

    Wow…this dish looks amazing.Will definitely try it.

14. archanagk, on February 15th, 2008 at 1:54 pm Said:

    thanks my fellow blogger for your warm comments. And hope you do try it and give a critique!

15. Mona, on February 16th, 2008 at 9:15 pm Said:

    Oh! it looks too mouthwatering Lovely picture.

16. kribha, on February 23rd, 2008 at 1:15 am Said:

    Ah…. You are making me drool here. That looks absolutely fantastic. Bookmarked to try.

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