Afghani Paneer Curry In 5 easy steps | Afghani Paneer Tikka
Creamy, rich and mildly spiced, this Afghani Paneer Curry is made in just 5 easy steps using a yogurt-cashew base, aromatic spices, and grilled paneer for a smoky twist. Paired with soft naan or jeera rice, this Afghani Paneer Tikka brings a royal Mughlai touch to your dinner table.
Ingredients
For 1st Marination
- 300 gms Paneer cubes
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Ginger & Garlic paste
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
For 2nd Marination
- 1 cup / 1 handful Coriander leaves
- ½ cup / handful Mint leaves
- 1 Onion, sliced1 Onion, sliced
- 2–3 Green chillies
- 8–10 Cashewnuts (soaked)
- 2 Cheese slices
- 1 tbsp Ginger & Garlic paste
- 1 cup Curd
- ¾ cup Fresh cream
- 1 tsp Salt (or to taste)
- 1 tsp Pepper powder
- ½ tsp Kasoori Methi (dried)
- 1 tsp Chaat masala
- ½ tsp Garam masala
- 1 tsp Roasted cumin powder
- ¼ cup Water
For Finishing
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1 Bayleaf
- 1 Black cardamom
- 5 Cloves
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 1 Green chilli, slit
- 1 tsp Ginger, chopped
Garnish
- Coriander sprigs
- Masala onions
Instructions
- To marinate the cottage cheese, put salt, lemon, and some ginger garlic paste and leave for at least 10 min.For the second marination, in a grinder, put coriander, mint, onions, green chillies, soaked cashews, cheese slice, ginger garlic paste with some water. Grind this to make a thick paste.
- Now in a bowl, put whisked curd with unsweetened cream. Now add the paste to the bowl. To this add salt, pepper, kasoori Methi, chaat masala, garam masala and cumin powder. Mix this well and marinate the cottage cheese in this mix.On a grill pan, add some oil and cook the paneer. Cook it on one side and ad flip to the other on high heat. Once the grill marks are achieved, keep on the side
- For the curry, heat some butter and oil in a pan. To that add bay leaf, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, and ginger. Now add the marinade to the pan. Cook slowly while stirring till you get a thick but flowing curry.Add the paneer cubes to the pan with some fresh coriander.Afghani paneer is now ready.
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