Methi Malai Paneer | Paneer Recipes | How to make methi malai paneer?
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Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4 people
 
Extremely flavourful and creamy, restaurant style methi malai paneer
Ingredients
  • 1 Cup packed methi/fenugreek leaves
  • ¼ Cup cream
  • 1 Tsp butter
  • 1 Tbsp oil
  • 1 sliced big onion
  • 2 grated cloves garlic
  • 1" grated ginger
  • 1 slit green chilli
  • 2 chopped tomatoes
  • 6-7 cashews
  • 1 Tsp jeera
  • ½ Tsp turmeric/haldi (optional)
  • ¼ Tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 Tsp dhania powder
  • ½ Tsp garam masala
  • ½ Tbsp kasuri methi
  • Salt to taste
  • 1¼ Cup water
  • 150 Gm cubed paneer
Method
  1. Soak cashews in water for half an hour
  2. In a pan, heat oil and butter, add jeera
  3. Once jeera splutter, add sliced onions and saute
  4. Throw in a slit green chilli and saute till onions turn soft
  5. Next add grated garlic and ginger. Saute till the raw smell disappears
  6. Add 2 finely chopped tomatoes and saute till tomatoes turn mushy and soft. Allow this mixture to cool
  7. Next add chopped methi leaves into the same pan and saute
  8. Meanwhile, take the tomato onion mixture into a blender, drain soaked cashews
  9. Grind with little water into a smooth paste
  10. After methi leaves wilt, add all masalas, turmeric, dhania powder, garam masala and red chilli powder. Mix well
  11. To this methi leaves mixture add tomato onion paste. Mix well
  12. Pour in water and adjust consistency
  13. Sprinkle salt to taste and bring it to a light boil
  14. Pour in cream and mix well to combine into a creamy gravy
  15. Drop in paneer pieces all over the gravy and simmer for a couple of minutes
  16. Lastly mix and sprinkle kasuri methi for final touch of aroma and the distinct restaurant style taste
  17. Serve hot with phulkas or rotis. Enjoy the creaminess!
Notes
Adding haldi is optional, it imparts a nice colour to the gravy

Use any kind of cream you have, single, double etc

Adding cashews can be optional but it does give nice body and thickness to the gravy
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/methi-malai-paneer/