Paneer Makhani Recipe – पनीर मखनी: Makhani means creamy, and when soft, mellow paneer cubes cook in a cashew, cream, and tomato gravy, the dish becomes Paneer Makhani (पनीर मखनी). It is one of North India’s most famous curry dishes and usually goes best with naan or roti.
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Paneer Makhani
Course: Dinner, Lunch, MainCuisine: Indian4
servings5
minutes25
minutes290
kcal30
minutesThis microwave cooked Paneer Makhani is easy to cook and can make in no time. Can have as main dish meal with naan or roti.
Ingredients
Cottage Cheese (पनीर) – 200 grams
Fresh Cream (ताजा मलाई) – 1/2 cup
Tomato (टमाटर) – 5 large
Ginger (अदरक) – 1 tsp
Green Cardamoms (छोटी इलायची) crushed (only seeds) – 2
Garam Masala (गरम मसाला) – 1/2 tsp
Red Chilli (लाल मिर्च) Powder – 1/2 tsp
Kasoori Methi (कसूरी मेथी) – 2 tsp
Tomato Ketchup – 1 tsp
Cashew Nuts (काजू) or Magaj (मगज)– handful
Butter (मक्खन) – 2 tbsp
Oil (तेल) – 2 tbsp
Sugar (चीनी) – 1/2 tsp
Salt (नमक) as per taste.
Directions
- Cottage Cheese (पनीर) dice cut. keep aside.
- Chop tomato (टमाटर) & ginger separately. Keep aside.
- Soak Cashew nuts (काजू) or Magaj (मगज) in 1/2 cup water for 30 minutes. Drain water and make a paste.
- In a microwave safe deep dish add tomatoes, ginger (अदरक) and 1/2 cup of water, cover and and microwave on high temperature covered for 5 minutes.
- Cool to room temperature and pure in a mixer.
- Microwave butter, oil and green cardamoms (छोटी इलायची) for 2 minutes.
- Add salt, sugar, red chilli powder and garam masala. Mix well.
- Add fresh tomato puree and tomato ketchup. Mix very well.
- Microwave on high temperature covered for 4 minutes. Stir once.
- Microwave on high temperature uncovered for 4 minutes again.
- Add cashew nuts (काजू) or magaj paste and kasoori methi. Mix well. Add 1/2 cup of water. Microwave on high temperature for 3 minutes.
- Add diced cottage cheese. Add fresh cream. Microwave on high temperature for 2 minutes.
- Garnished with butter and coriander (dhaniya) leave. Serve hot.
Notes
- For cashew nuts (काजू) or magaj paste: soak cashew nuts (काजू) or magaj in a ½ cup of water for ½ hour and ground them to make 4 tbsp paste.
- Recipe to be microwave at 100% level or high unless the power level is specified in the recipe.
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