Nawabi Paneer Curry Recipe

February 20, 2019

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Time:Prep: 15 M|Cook: 20 M|Total: 35 M
Makes:4 Servings
Cuisine:Hyderabadi

Nawabi Paneer Curry Recipe is a lip smacking Hyderabadi dish, with a rich base of coconut and cashew nut gravy with lightly pan roasted paneer triangles. The addition of green peas and red bell pepper in the dish adds a lovely crunch along with the soft paneer, all of which is dunked in a smooth creamy gravy. 

Serve it at your dinner parties or kitty parties or just as a fancy weekend meal for your family. 

Serve Nawabi Paneer Curry Recipe along with Butter Garlic Naan Recipe (Garlic Flavoured Flat Bread) or  Dhaba Style Spicy Ghee Rice Recipe Made From Whole SpicesKachumber Salad Recipe With Cucumber, Onion & Tomatoes followed by a dessert of Rose Flavoured Shahi Tukda Recipe 

If you like this recipe, try our other Paneer Recipes that you can make for your Everyday Meals:

  1. Tandoori Paneer Tikka Masala Recipe
  2. Tawa Paneer Masala Recipe
  3. Grilled Pesto Paneer Recipe

Ingredients

For the paneer 

    300 Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese), cut into triangles 
    1 Lemon juice
    Salt, to taste 
    1/2 Cumin powder (Jeera)
    1/2 Chaat Masala Powder
    1/2 Black pepper powder
    1/2 Oil

To make the Nawabi Curry Masala

    1/2 Fresh coconut, grated 
    6 Cashew nuts, soaked in hot water 
    2 Green Chillies
    1 Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
    2 Cloves (Laung)
    2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
    1 Cumin seeds (Jeera)
    1/4 Water

For the Nawabi Curry

    1 Ghee
    2 Onions, finely chopped 
    6 Garlic, finely chopped 
    1 Ginger, finely chopped 
    1/2 Green peas (Matar), boiled 
    1 Red Bell pepper (Capsicum), cut into cubes 
    1/3 Coriander (Dhania) Leaves, finely chopped 
    Salt, to taste 
    1/2 Turmeric powder (Haldi)
    1 Black pepper powder
    1 Coconut milk
    1/3 Water

Instructions for Nawabi Paneer Curry Recipe

    1

    To begin making the Nawabi Paneer Curry Recipe , in a mixing bowl combine the paneer triangles along with lemon juice, salt, cumin powder, chaat masala, black pepper powder and cooking oil. Mix well and set aside for about 20 minutes. 

    2

    Next, heat a skillet on medium flame, drizzle some oil and place the paneer triangles on it. Cook on both sides for about a minute each side, till it gets a light brown colour. 

    3

    Remove from the skillet transfer it into a bowl and set aside. 

*To make the Nawabi Curry Masala

    1

    To make the ground masala for the Nawabi Paneer Curry, in a mixer jar combine  fresh coconut, soaked and drained cashew-nuts, green chillies, cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms, cumin seeds, water. 

    2

    Grind to a smooth paste and set aside. 

    3

    To get ahead and make the Nawabi Paneer Curry, heat a kadai with ghee on medium-low flame, add the ginger, garlic and saute for a few seconds, then add the chopped onions and continue to cook until the onions turn transparent. This will take about 3-4 minutes. 

    4

    To this kadai add the freshly ground Nawabi Curry Masala, salt, turmeric powder, black pepper powder, and cook the masala gravy. Cook it for about 5 minutes. 

    5

    Next in, add the coconut milk and combine it well into the masala in the kadai. 

    6

    Now add the peas, bell pepper, water, coriander leaves and bring it to a boil. Turn off the flame, transfer the Nawabi Curry into a serving dish and top with the cooked paneer pieces. 

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