I always dream of making an entire thali for Regional Cuisine of India (RCI). Managed somewhere close for Odiyan Cuisine but sadly failed this month. The best I could do last weekend was this typical Bihari dish - Shahi Paneer. I am a paneer lover and like it in almost any dish. This is my first attempt at Bihari Cuisine and I must say I am a fan now.
Shahi Paneer
What I Used:
Paneer - 200gm, defrozen and cubed
Onions - 3 medium
Tomatoes - 2 large
Capsicum - 1 small
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Garam masala - 2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Cashew nuts - 10
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt - to taste
How I Made It:
1. Fry cubed paneer lightly in little oil and keep aside.
2. Saute onions in oil till golden brown. Add masala, ginger-garlic paste and coriander powder and fry for 2 mins.
3. Add cashew nuts and chopped tomatoes and fry for another minute. Remove from fire, let it cool and grind with very little water.
4. Heat the kadai, add this ground mixture and bring to boil. Slowly tip in the paneer pieces and cubed capsicum. Let it boil for another minute and remove from fire.
5. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with parathas or phulkas.
This is the first time my gravy came out as thick as I like it. Adding cashewnuts was the best way I could think of. Is there any other healthier, less expensive method to make gravies thick? Please do share your thoughts if you have any.
My shahi paneer goes to Sangeeta of Ghar Ka Khana who is hosting RCI - Bihar in November.
NB: Any thoughts and suggestions on my new template are also most welcome. I had got sick of the plain white three-column template I was initially using.
21 November 2007
Bihari Subzi - Shahi Paneer
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Nags..liked the floral appearance of your blog..first time here..nice dish with Paneer!
Interesting blog look.
You could add a boiled and well mashed potato to thicken the gravy.
Other thickeners are rice flour or chickpea flour(besan)dissolved in water and added before the final boil. You need very small amounts, though!!
nags, the shahi paneer looks so yummy! love to have it with nan...
Paneer dish looks so creamy and delicious. Now i need few chapatis and i can start eating them.
Nice n simple recipe!! hey your new look is wonderful!!
all the trees here look naked w/o any leaves, forget abt flowers. ur new blog template surely added few colours nags :)
u can use peanuts in place of cashews to thicken the gravy. or as aparna suggested use rice flour or besan. addition of cream also thickens the gravy.
Lovely and majestic sidedish!!
'Flowers everywhere!'..:) and Shahi Paneer loooks so creamy and yummy..:)
-Siri
hey nags, how hv u been cutie?
hmmm, it's all colorful cheerful here!
panner looks creamy, love it anytime, everytime :)
I'm a paneer lover too and this dish is absolutely fabulous. Love that mellow color a lot. I have tried this dish once but that recipe called for grating the paneer. It tasted good but I'll try yours next time as it involves less work. Very nice recipe. Thanks for sharing it.
We don't have flowers but we have gorgeous color! Check my post today. Few more weeks, all those leaves will be off.
Love the Paneer dish and great color and great entry too!:))
Always heard about shahi paneer, never tried it. look yummy.
Hey nags, Did you send any entry for Think spice - ginger (Sunitha' s Event)and Grindless gravies(By Sra). If not you can send this one. So that will be three in one shot.
love the template! Its so happy!
looks delecious nags so rich gravy yummyyyy
less expensive? peanuts. but i'd stick with cashews for the subtler flavour. coconut milk powder works too, but it's not bihari.
ooh..yummy! nags it looks great...and love the new look of ur blog.really young and fresh like you :)
Yummy!!!! The color looks so very good!!! Thanx for the recipe...
What a gorgeous color the dish has, Nags! It looks so rich and creamy too.
Y did u change the look? I liked the old one better.
Nice and simple recipe.. Other gravy thickeners I use are gram flour (besan) and corn flour dissolved in a little cold water.
However one of my favorite gravy/sauce thickeners is made with equal quantities of refined flour (maida) and butter well mixed and rolled into little pellets. Add these to a simmering gravy and stir gently. The heat cooks the flour instantly and the butter imparts a rich flavour to the dish. Keep the pellets small.
Happy cooking!
looks yummy
Nags the template looks great...and the dish so yummy...will have to try it as the it has so simple ings...thanks
Like the new flowery look..very pleasing :) Nice paneer recipe.
Hey Nags your blogs new look is beautiful. :) Great recipe it looks wonderful I love all the ingredients, yum. :)
oh yummy, that looks so rich and creamy, love cashewnut based gravies...
New look is very refreshing, a sudden burst of spring everywhere :)
The floral patterns look very nice and colourful..how did you add them???
creamy looking dish!
Hi nags -
I liked your previous blog template, though it was all white and simple, it was classy and minimalistic.
This template is good, but probably best fit for a teenager's online scrap book. Unless you read whats on your blog, the template does not give you a food blog 'feel'.
Why dont you try Lemonade designs? She can whip up something nice and relevant!
cheers,
Natasha
I like your template very much...looks so cute:)
Love this recipe..looks yummy..:))
Oh my! What a pretty look! Love the new look dear! :) It really shows your character, bubbly lively young girl! :)
Hi Nags, shahi paneer looks mouthwatering, so rich! :)
Very nice dish!
New template looks attractive!
Hey Nags, blog looks pretty in pink and all the other colours :) Nice dish!
Love your new look too, n need I say that the paneer looks yummylicious!!!
looks delicious
Hi, you can use onion paste, tomato paste as well as poppy seeds(more say 1tbsp) + cashewnut paste(less say 5) soaked in water grind and add to any gravy, it tastes delicious.
I made the shahi paneer. Very tasty. And it is on my blog. Thanks.
Oh my! What a pretty look! Love the new look dear! :) It really shows your character, bubbly lively young girl! :)
I like your template very much...looks so cute:)
Love this recipe..looks yummy..:))
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