Restaurant Style Paneer Tikka masala

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Restaurant Style Paneer Tikka masala

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :30 Min

Cook Time : 30 Min

Total Time : 1 Hr 0 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 300 gram paneer ( cubed in 1 inch)


  • 1 onion cubed in one inch


  • 1 capsicum cubed in 1 inch


  • for marination: 1/4 cup hung curd or thick curd


  • 1 tbsp Besan (gram flour)


  • 1 tsp corn flour


  • 1 tsp red chilli powder


  • 1/2 tsp Garlic paste


  • 1/2 tsp ginger paste


  • 1/2 tsp Coriander powder


  • 1/2 tsp Cumin powder


  • 1/2 tsp Garam Masala


  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder


  • 1/2 tsp salt


  • For gravy : 2 Onions


  • 5-6 garlic cloves


  • 1 inch ginger piece


  • 3-4 tomatoes


  • 6-7 cashews


  • 2 tbsp peanuts


  • 2 green chillies


  • 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder


  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder


  • 1 tsp coriander powder


  • 1 tsp Garam Masala


  • 2 tsp Kasuri methi


  • 1 bay leaf (tez patta)


  • 1/4 cup hung curd or milk cream or malai


  • 3-4 tbsp oil or as needed for pan fry & tadka


  • 1 tsp salt or as per your taste


  • 1 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped

Directions

  • Whisk curd in a bowl. Add all ingredients of marination mix well.
  • Add Paneer, capsicum & onions in curd paste.
  • Gently mix so that the marination coats the paneer, onions and capsicum evenly. cover the bowl & marinate for a minimum of 30 minutes or for 1 hour.
  • Cut onion, garlic & ginger in pieces. Add 1/4 cup water & cover it. Boil them for 3-4 minutes. Switch off gas.
  • Once onions cooled. Add cashews & peanuts in Mixer jar and grind them in fine paste. Grind tomatoes & green chillies separately.
  • Heat Kadhai. Add oil. Add onions paste. Saute until it separates oil in a Kadhai or turns golden brown.
  • Now add tomato paste. Saute all until leaves oil.
  • Add kashmiri red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt, Garam Masala & Kasuri Methi. Saute all for 1 minute. Add 1.5 cup water in it. Let it boil. Add hung curd or milk cream. Stir all. Boil gravy on slow flame.
  • Meanwhile on another stove Heat pan. Add oil. Place Paneer pieces. Shallow fry paneer cubes on high flame. Flip them & roast on each side.
  • In same pan drizzle some oil. Place marinated capsicum & onions. Shallow fry them on high flame on each side.
  • Add fried paneer, capsicum & onions in gravy. Boil them for 2-3 minutes.
  • Restaurant style Paneer Tikka masala is ready to serve. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with butter naan, roti or parantha.