Shahi Paneer

We'd ask my mom to make shahi paneer for dinner whenever our parents went out. My mom made these rich, vegetarian paneer cubes in a tomato-cream sauce!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 227 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• salt to taste
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 4 tomatoes, pureed
• 0.5 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 0.25 cup water
• 0.5 pound paneer, cubed
• 0.25 cup cream
• 0.5 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook onion and garlic until onions are soft and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle cumin, coriander, turmeric, and chili powder over onion and garlic. Continue cooking until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Step 2

Add pureed tomatoes to the skillet. Cook until excess liquid evaporates and oil separates, 3 to 5 minutes. Add paneer, water, sugar, and salt. Stir gently so paneer does not break apart. Cook until paneer absorbs some liquid, about 10 minutes. Stir in cream and simmer another 5 minutes. Garnish with cilantro to serve.