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nawabi paneer is a rich and creamy curry dish that is popular in Indian cuisine. The restaurant style paneer nawabi masala is typically served with rice or naan. It features paneer (Indian cottage cheese) cooked in a luxurious gravy made with a blend of aromatic spices, nuts, and cream.

This nawabi paneer curry is as delicious as it is simple to prepare. Loads of creamy ingredients are used, giving the gravy a lovely richness. A blend of subtle spices is used that make this mouth-watering white gravy absolutely irresistible!

Serve with tandoori Roti , plain paratha or butter naan.

pro tips to make nawabi paneer : 1. If you don't have saffron powder, you can substitute it with a pinch of teaspoon of turmeric powder. 2. Instead of ghee you can also use butter to make this recipe. 3. To make it richer and flavourful, you can increase the amount of fresh cream.

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Preparation Time: 15 mins Cooking Time: 25 mins Total Time: 40 mins 4Makes 4 servings
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Ingredients

For The Masala Paste
3/4 cup roughly chopped onions
4 roughly chopped green chillies
6 garlic (lehsun) cloves
1/2 inch ginger (adrak) piece
8 blanched and peeled almonds (badam)
8 cashew nuts (kaju)
1 tsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)

Other Ingredients
4 tbsp ghee
1 1/2 cups paneer (cottage cheese) cubes
1 bay leaf (tejpatta)
1 small cinnamon (dalchini) stick
1 black cardamom (badi elaichi)
2 cardamoms (elaichi)
3 cloves (laung / lavang)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 cup whisked curd (dahi)
1 cup milk
a few saffron (kesar) strands
2 tbsp warm milk
2 tbsp fresh cream
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch)
1/2 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
salt to taste
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

Method

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To make nawabi paneer, combine the saffron and 2 tbsp warm milk in a small bowl, mix well and keep aside.
In a deep pan, combine onions, green chillies, garlic, ginger, almonds, cashews, poppy seeds and 1 cup water.
Mix well and boil it for 10 minutes on medium flame. Remove in a deep bowl and allow it to cool.
Transfer the mixture into a mixer jar and blend into a smooth paste. Keep aside.
Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a broad nonstick pan, add the paneer cubes and shallow fry them on medium flame until light golden brown in colour. Keep aside.
Heat remaining ghee in a deep pan, add bayleaf, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, black cardamom, cumin seeds and sauté for a few seconds.
Add the prepared paste, curd and cook on medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Add milk, saffron-milk mixture, fresh cream, pepper powder and kasuri methi, mix well and cook on medium flame for 2 minutes.
Add the shallow fried paneer cubes and salt to taste. Mix well and cook on medium flame for 5 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Serve nawabi paneer hot.

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nawabi paneer recipe | restaurant style paneer nawabi masala | nawabi paneer curry | then do try other paneer recipes also:
- paneer do pyaza recipe | dhaba style paneer do pyaza | restaurant style paneer 2 pyaza |
- paneer masala recipe | Punjabi paneer masala | dhaba style paneer masala |

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how to make the masala paste

To make nawabi paneer recipe | restaurant style paneer nawabi masala | nawabi paneer curry | in a deep pan, add ¾ cup roughly chopped onions.
Add 4 roughly chopped green chillies.
Add 6 garlic (lehsun) cloves.

Add ½ inch ginger piece.
Add 8 blanched and peeled almonds (badam). Almonds add a rich and nutty flavor to nawabi paneer.
Add 8 cashew nuts (kaju). Cashews add creamy texture to the recipe.
Add 1 tsp poppy seeds (khus-khus). Poppy seeds also add a slightly gritty texture to the recipe.
Add 1 cup water.

Mix well and boil it for 10 minutes on medium flame.
Remove in a deep bowl and allow it to cool.
Transfer the mixture into a mixer jar.
Blend into a smooth paste. Keep aside.

how to shallow fry paneer

Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a broad nonstick pan.

Add 1½ cups of paneer (cottage cheese) cubes.
Shallow fry them on medium flame until light golden brown in colour. Keep aside.

how to make nawabi paneer

In a small bowl, add few saffron strands.
Add 2 tbsp warm milk.
Mix well and keep aside.

Heat remaining 3 tbsp ghee in a deep pan.
Add 1 bay leaf (tejpatta).
Add 1 small cinnamon (dalchini).
Add 2 cardamoms (elaichi). Cardamom adds a subtle sweetness and warmth to nawabi paneer.
Add 3 cloves (laung / lavang).

Add 1 black cardamom (badi elaichi). It gives wonderful aroma.
Add ½ tsp cumin seeds (jeera).
Sauté for a few seconds.
Add the prepared paste.
Add ¼ cup whisked curd (dahi). Curd has a slightly sour and tangy flavor, it also balances the flavour of other ingredients.

Cook on medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Add 1 cup milk.
Add the saffron milk. Saffron milk also gives nawabi paneer a beautiful golden yellow color with wonderful aroma.
Add 2 tbsp fresh cream. Fresh cream gives nawabi paneer a rich and creamy texture.
Mix well.

Add ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch).
Add ½ tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi).
Mix well and cook on medium flame for 2 minutes.
Add the shallow fried paneer cubes.
Add salt to taste.

Mix well and cook on medium flame for 5 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Add garnished with 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
Serve nawabi paneer recipe | restaurant style paneer nawabi masala | nawabi paneer curry | hot.

pro tips to make nawabi paneer

If you don't have saffron powder, you can substitute it with a pinch of teaspoon of turmeric powder.
Instead of ghee you can also use butter to make this recipe.

To make it richer and flavourful, you can increase the amount of fresh cream.
Add the saffron milk. Saffron milk also gives nawabi paneer a beautiful golden yellow color with wonderful aroma.
Add ¼ cup whisked curd (dahi). Curd has a slightly sour and tangy flavor, it also balances the flavour of other ingredients.