Badami Paneer Masala Recipe -Paneer In Almond Gravy
A high protein North Indian Recipes recipe with paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles, badam (almond), onions - roughly chopped. Ready in 30 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
12 steps- 1
To begin making Badami Paneer Masala Recipe, soak the almonds in a bowl of hot water for about 10 minutes, de-skin and keep them aside (or you can blanch them in microwave oven)Marinate the paneer in turmeric and a teaspoon of kashmiri red chilli powder and marinate for about 5 minutes
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)badam (almond)(1/2 cup)teaspoons coriander powder (dhania)(2)teaspoons kashmiri red chilli powder(2)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon) - 2
Puree the raw chopped tomatoes using a mixer grinder and keep aside
onions - roughly chopped(2)tomatoes - roughly chopped(4)ginger - roughly chopped(1 tablespoon) - 3
Make a fine paste of 1/4 cup almonds, ginger, garlic, onions and red chillies using a mixer grinder and keep aside
onions - roughly chopped(2)ginger - roughly chopped(1 tablespoon)cloves garlic(4)dry red chillies(3)teaspoons kashmiri red chilli powder(2) - 4
Heat a tablespoon of ghee or oil in a pan and shallow fry the marinated paneer till they are cooked to about 3/4th and keep aside
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)ghee - or oil(1 tablespoon) - 5
In the same pan on a medium heat, add the remaining tablespoon of ghee, add in the bay leaf and let it flavour the ghee for about half a minute
bay leaf (tej patta)(1)ghee - or oil(1 tablespoon) - 6
Once done, add the ground almond and onion paste, saute until the raw smell of the masala goes away
garam masala powder(1 teaspoon) - 7
Add in the tomato puree and saute until the rawness of tomato is completely gone away and the onion paste is cooked as well
- 8
Add the coriander powder, kashmiri red chilli powder, garam masala and mix well
teaspoons coriander powder (dhania)(2)teaspoons kashmiri red chilli powder(2)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon) - 10
5 cups of water, season with salt and bring it to a rolling boil
salt - to taste - 11
Now, add the partially fried paneer triangles, and the remaining almonds, simmer for 10 minutes
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams) - 12
Switch off the heat and garnish with onion rings
- 13
Serve the Badami Paneer Masala Recipe along with Butter Naan Recipe, Bhindi Masala Recipe, Mooli Raita Recipe, and Khatti Meethi Dal Chawal Recipe for a Friday night dinner
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)badam (almond)(1/2 cup)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)
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Badami Paneer Masala Recipe -Paneer In Almond Gravy
A high protein North Indian Recipes recipe with paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles, badam (almond), onions - roughly chopped. Ready in 30 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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12 steps- 1
To begin making Badami Paneer Masala Recipe, soak the almonds in a bowl of hot water for about 10 minutes, de-skin and keep them aside (or you can blanch them in microwave oven)Marinate the paneer in turmeric and a teaspoon of kashmiri red chilli powder and marinate for about 5 minutes
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)badam (almond)(1/2 cup)teaspoons coriander powder (dhania)(2)teaspoons kashmiri red chilli powder(2)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon) - 2
Puree the raw chopped tomatoes using a mixer grinder and keep aside
onions - roughly chopped(2)tomatoes - roughly chopped(4)ginger - roughly chopped(1 tablespoon) - 3
Make a fine paste of 1/4 cup almonds, ginger, garlic, onions and red chillies using a mixer grinder and keep aside
onions - roughly chopped(2)ginger - roughly chopped(1 tablespoon)cloves garlic(4)dry red chillies(3)teaspoons kashmiri red chilli powder(2) - 4
Heat a tablespoon of ghee or oil in a pan and shallow fry the marinated paneer till they are cooked to about 3/4th and keep aside
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)ghee - or oil(1 tablespoon) - 5
In the same pan on a medium heat, add the remaining tablespoon of ghee, add in the bay leaf and let it flavour the ghee for about half a minute
bay leaf (tej patta)(1)ghee - or oil(1 tablespoon) - 6
Once done, add the ground almond and onion paste, saute until the raw smell of the masala goes away
garam masala powder(1 teaspoon) - 7
Add in the tomato puree and saute until the rawness of tomato is completely gone away and the onion paste is cooked as well
- 8
Add the coriander powder, kashmiri red chilli powder, garam masala and mix well
teaspoons coriander powder (dhania)(2)teaspoons kashmiri red chilli powder(2)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon) - 10
5 cups of water, season with salt and bring it to a rolling boil
salt - to taste - 11
Now, add the partially fried paneer triangles, and the remaining almonds, simmer for 10 minutes
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams) - 12
Switch off the heat and garnish with onion rings
- 13
Serve the Badami Paneer Masala Recipe along with Butter Naan Recipe, Bhindi Masala Recipe, Mooli Raita Recipe, and Khatti Meethi Dal Chawal Recipe for a Friday night dinner
paneer (homemade cottage cheese) - cut into triangles(300 grams)badam (almond)(1/2 cup)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)
Rate this recipe
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