Here is the recipe…
Soak cashew nut and poppy seed in 2 tbsp hot water for 10-15 mins. Grind them to a smooth paste…
Heat oil in a pan and add jeera. Add onion and fry till it becomes golden brown in colour. Add grated/crushed ginger and garlic. Cook for 2-3 mins, till the raw smell goes…
Add the masala powders. Cook for 2-3 mins. Add pureed tomato, salt and kasuri methi. Mix well…
When oil starts appearing, add paneer and peas. Mix well. Add 1.5 cups hot water. Bring it to a boil, reduce the heat. Cover and cook till the gravy thickens…
Add cashew poppy paste to the curry. Stir and let it cook for 3-5 mins. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and remove from fire…
Ingredients
- 250 gms Paneer
- 1/2 cup Peas (I used frozen peas)
- 2 medium Onion (chopped finely)
- 1.5 - 2 tsp Crushed / grated ginger and garlic (each)
- 2 tsp Chilli powder
- 2 - 2.5 tsp Coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/2 - 1 tsp Garam masala
- 1-2 medium Tomato (pureed)
- 1/2 tbsp Kasuri methi
- 1/4 tsp Jeera
- 1 tbsp Cashew nut
- 1 tsp Poppy seed (optional, refer notes)
- Salt
- Oil
- Coriander leaves
Instructions
- Soak cashew nut and poppy seed in 2 tbsp hot water for 10-15 mins. Grind them to a smooth paste.
- Heat oil in a pan and add jeera. Add onion and fry till it becomes golden brown in colour. Add grated/crushed ginger and garlic. Cook for 2-3 mins, till the raw smell goes. Add the masala powders. Cook for 2-3 mins. Add pureed tomato, salt and kasuri methi. Mix well.
- When oil starts appearing, add paneer and peas. Mix well. Add 1.5 cups hot water. Bring it to a boil, reduce the heat. Cover and cook till the gravy thickens. Add 1/4 -1/2 cup hot water to cashew poppy paste. Mix well and add to the curry. Stir and let it cook for 3-5 mins. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and remove from fire.
Notes
If you dont have poppy seeds, increase the qty of cashew to 2 tbsp and follow the rest of the recipe. You can adjust the qty of water to suit your preference. Also if you want a richer and creamier version, you can use ghee instead of oil and also add 1/2 cup of cream in the end. Make sure you dont boil the curry, after adding cream.
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Tried this recipe twice,very tasty,its a simple one too,thank you Maria
hi… I tried this last day. it came out wonderful. I added some milky mushroom and some raisins also to this. it was too good. my mother in law asked me the recipe. thanks for the recipe :)
Thanks a lot Meera :) Adding raisins sound interesting! I’m glad that this recipe worked out for you..
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Maria
its a wonderful dish,, i will definitely try this,,
Thanks Nimmy :) I do hope you like it..
Hi Maria,
I am new to ur web page…but must say, I am getting addicted..I tried ur paneer recipe and must say..loved it.Usually my paneer dishes does not come out that well..but this time, it was a hit. Thank you so much..However, wanted to know – is there any way to make the paneer absorb the flavours too..my paneer seemed to lack that..
Thank u once again.
Susan, welcome to MariasMenu :)
Thank you so much for trying the recipe. Good to know that you liked it. Usually paneer absorbs the flavour of the curry. May be you can use smaller pieces of paneer instead of big chunks and see whether it works.
Cheers
Maria
skipped the cashew and poppy seeds and it was still awesome! Thank you Maria!
You are welcome Mary :) Good to know that this recipe worked for you.
Thanks a lot for the comment.
Cheers
Maria
Thku very much it’s very simple Nd tasty thks ?
You are welcome :)
thank u so much for the wonderful menu…
You are welcome dear :)
Cheers
Maria
You are welcome dear :)
Cheers
Maria
You are welcome dear :)
Cheers
Maria
thank u so much for the wonderful menu…
thank u so much for the wonderful menu…
It’s nice and short recipe. Looks simply awesome. Great.
Thank you :)
Thank you :)
It’s nice and short recipe. Looks simply awesome. Great.
Hi Maria, I live in Bahrain as well, I wanted to know if Poppy seeds are available here?
Hi Rebecca,
Please check your email.
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Maria
Hi Rebecca,
Please check your email.
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Maria
Hi Maria, I live in Bahrain as well, I wanted to know if Poppy seeds are available here?
Dear Maria, love paneer and your recipe. Will try making it one of these days. Thank you for all the wonderful recipes!
Thanks Diya :) Hope you got to try this recipe and liked it too..
Cheers
Maria
Thanks Diya :) Hope you got to try this recipe and liked it too..
Cheers
Maria
Dear Maria, love paneer and your recipe. Will try making it one of these days. Thank you for all the wonderful recipes!
wonderful clicks, i am a die heart fan of ur recipes, all came out well, thanks a lot for ur posts, wish u good luck
Thank you Jaya :) Good to know that you like the recipes posted here.
Happy cooking :)
Cheers
Maria
Thank you Jaya :) Good to know that you like the recipes posted here.
Happy cooking :)
Cheers
Maria
wonderful clicks, i am a die heart fan of ur recipes, all came out well, thanks a lot for ur posts, wish u good luck
Lovely pics Maria.. And a simple yummy accompaniment for chappathi too :)
Thanks Chitz :)
Thanks Chitz :)
Thanks Chitz :)
Lovely pics Maria.. And a simple yummy accompaniment for chappathi too :)
Lovely pics Maria.. And a simple yummy accompaniment for chappathi too :)
do we need to fry the paneer or just like that we can add?
I didnt fry the pnaeer. i added it directly to the masala.
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Maria
Looks yummy!!!btw how do you make paneer?can you just explain…
Thanks Susan! I’ve never made paneer at home. I use frozen paneer.
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Maria
What about grinding the onion too?
Jisha, I’ve never tried it that way, but I guess you can do that :)
Jisha, I’ve never tried it that way, but I guess you can do that :)
What about grinding the onion too?