Paneer Pasanda is an exotic delicious paneer dish where paneer or cottage cheese is sandwiched with khoya /mawa and some more ingredients and then simmered in creamy tomato based gravy .paneer pasanda is rich and perfect dish for dinner parties or lunch ,the taste is simply super .
Paneer Pasanda taste best with Butter Naan tandoori roti or any veg pulao .Making Restaurant style Paneer Pasanda is easy and taste simply awesome.
Ingredients
For the filling
Paneer 250 grams
Crumbled Paneer 50 gram
Mawa 80 to 100 gram
2 green chillies chopped finely
1/2 tsp ginger minced
Few coriander leaves chopped fine
6 to.7 raisins chopped
8 to 10 cashews chopped
Salt to taste
2 tbsp cornflour mixed with water to form a slurry
For the gravy
2 big tomatoes
1 onion or 2 med sized
2 green chilles
1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
2 to 3 bay leaves
1/2 tsp Garam masala powder or
1/2 inch cinnamon
2 to 3 green cardamom
1 blade of javitri /mace
2 to 3 cloves
2 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
1/2 tsp Kasuri methi
1 tsp Red chilli powder
1 / 2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp sugar
2 to 3 tbsp Fresh cream or malai
Method
Cut the paneer into triangles.
Mix crumbled paneer ,mawa ,green chilli chopped cashews and raisins chopped ginger and coriander leaves together add salt and mix.
Stuff a little of this filling between 2 paneer triangle.
Repeat the same with all triangles
Make a slurry of corn flour and water.
Dip the sandwiched paneer triangle in the cornflour mixture.
Shallow fry the sandwiched paneer triangle until light golden and keep aside.
For the gravy.
Heat a pan add 1 tbsp oil then add chopped onion and saute for few minutes.
Then add tomatoes and green chilli
Now add in cashew .
Let this cool then puree to a smooth paste.
Heat a vessel /kadhai add 2 tbsp oil then add bay leaves and cumin seeds.
Add whole garam masala let it splutter.
Now add ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes off.
Add in the tomato onion puree.
Add the chilli powder, coriander powder and mix.
Now add salt kasuri methi,garam masala powder *(incase not using whole spices) and saute till oil separates.
Add in some fresh cream or malai .
Gently add the fried paneer sandwiches.
Let the masala coat the paneer sandwiches ,taking care that the paneer sandwiches are intact .
Garnish with some.more cream.
Serve with Naan tandoori roti pulao or any flat bread.
Notes
I have used my freshly ground garam masala powder which has all the whole spices mentioned hence I skipped adding whole spices .
Mawa is optional .
Paneer Pasanda taste best with Butter Naan tandoori roti or any veg pulao .Making Restaurant style Paneer Pasanda is easy and taste simply awesome.
Ingredients
For the filling
Paneer 250 grams
Crumbled Paneer 50 gram
Mawa 80 to 100 gram
2 green chillies chopped finely
1/2 tsp ginger minced
Few coriander leaves chopped fine
6 to.7 raisins chopped
8 to 10 cashews chopped
Salt to taste
2 tbsp cornflour mixed with water to form a slurry
For the gravy
2 big tomatoes
1 onion or 2 med sized
2 green chilles
1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
2 to 3 bay leaves
1/2 tsp Garam masala powder or
1/2 inch cinnamon
2 to 3 green cardamom
1 blade of javitri /mace
2 to 3 cloves
2 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
1/2 tsp Kasuri methi
1 tsp Red chilli powder
1 / 2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp sugar
2 to 3 tbsp Fresh cream or malai
Method
Cut the paneer into triangles.
Mix crumbled paneer ,mawa ,green chilli chopped cashews and raisins chopped ginger and coriander leaves together add salt and mix.
Stuff a little of this filling between 2 paneer triangle.
Repeat the same with all triangles
Make a slurry of corn flour and water.
Dip the sandwiched paneer triangle in the cornflour mixture.
Shallow fry the sandwiched paneer triangle until light golden and keep aside.
For the gravy.
Heat a pan add 1 tbsp oil then add chopped onion and saute for few minutes.
Then add tomatoes and green chilli
Now add in cashew .
Let this cool then puree to a smooth paste.
Heat a vessel /kadhai add 2 tbsp oil then add bay leaves and cumin seeds.
Add whole garam masala let it splutter.
Now add ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes off.
Add in the tomato onion puree.
Add the chilli powder, coriander powder and mix.
Now add salt kasuri methi,garam masala powder *(incase not using whole spices) and saute till oil separates.
Add in some fresh cream or malai .
Gently add the fried paneer sandwiches.
Let the masala coat the paneer sandwiches ,taking care that the paneer sandwiches are intact .
Garnish with some.more cream.
Serve with Naan tandoori roti pulao or any flat bread.
I have used my freshly ground garam masala powder which has all the whole spices mentioned hence I skipped adding whole spices .
Mawa is optional .