Shahi Paneer Recipe Restaurant Style Sunset Color

Preparing Tomato Onion Paste Cook Time – 13 Minutes

1. Ingredients for Shahi paneer.
   
2. We will start the process by heating 3.5 Tbsp of Oil in a pan on high flame for about 1 minute.
   
3. While the Oil is getting heated up, take out the seeds of Black Cardamom and keep aside. You would need to break-open the Cardamom.
4. After 1 minute of heating, add chopped Onion, Black Cardamom seeds and green Chilies in hot Oil. Mix well.
5. Wait till Onion achieves light pink color. Keep the stove on high flame. It would take about 4 minutes for the Onions to turn pink.
6. After 4 minutes, add chopped Tomatoes or Tomato Puree, if you have and mix well. Fry till Tomatoes get soft and tender. Tomatoes will also take about 4 minutes of time.
   
7. Once done, take out the Onion and Tomato mixture in a plate from the hot Oil. Switch Off the stove.
8. Keep this paste/mixture aside to cool down to room temperature Give it about 3 minutes . Keep the left-over Oil also aside for later use.
9. Once the mixture cools down, grind it to make a smooth paste.
10. Make sure that paste does NOT have any big chunks of Onion or Tomato. It should be a fine and smooth paste.

Making Sunset Gravy Cook time – 12 Minutes

1. Heat the left-over Oil in pan once again on high flame for 1 minute. There is no need to add more Oil.
   
2. After 1 minute, add Onion-Tomato paste. Stir it continuously for about 1 minute.
3. After 1 minute, add sweet Tomato sauce, Salt, Red Chili Powder, Black Salt and Turmeric Powder. Mix well.

   Turn the stove on medium flame. Wait until you see the Oil, separating from the paste. Stir occasionally. This would take about 5 minutes.

4. The Oil would be visible on the walls of the pan once it starts separating itself from Tomato Onion paste.

5. After 5 minutes, add Milk and 1 cup of water. Keep the stove on medium flame and let it cook for 3 minutes.
   
6. After 3 minutes, add Cream and Garam masala. Cook on medium flame for 2 more minutes.
7. Shahi Paneer gravy is almost ready. We should now proceed with adding Paneer

Mixing Paneer with Curry Cook time – 5 Minutes

1. Slice Paneer pieces into any shape that you may like. We have triangular shaped pieces.
   
2. Add the Paneer pieces to the gravy and mix well. Let it cook on medium flame for 5 more minutes.
3. Once done, switch Off the stove.
4. Add chopped Coriander leaves Cilantro and the Sunset Orange colored Shahi Paneer is ready to serve hot.