Steps to prepare Jain Paneer Hyderabadi
Servings: 4 person
Ingredients:
- Oil - 10 tbsp
- Green chili - 6-7 pieces in a big slice
- Ginger - 1/2 inch chopped in big pieces
- Bottle gourd (Dudhi) - 1 Bowl roughly chopped
- Tomato - 1 piece big slice
- Spinach (Palak) - 1 cup
- Coriander - 1 cup
- Water - 1/2 cup
- Whole Khada masala - (bay leaves - 2 piece, cloves - 3-4 piece, black pepper - 3-4 piece, cardamom - 2 piece)
- Butter - 50 gm (1/2 to use in gravy and remaining half to use at the end of gravy)
- Hing - 1-2 tsp
- Curry leaves - 5-6 leaves
- Paneer - 200 gm
- Coriander powder - 1.5 tsp
- Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
- Red chili powder -1 tsp
- Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Single cream/homemade malai - 3 tbsp
- Coriander, cream for garnishing
Gravy Paste
Step: 1
- Add 3-4 tbsp oil into a pan.
- Add all whole masala, ginger, red chili, bottle gourd, tomato, palak, coriander, and add water into it.
- Cook for few minutes on medium flame till it is soft.
- Leave it to cool and then grind to make a smooth paste.
Step: 2 - Prepare Hyderabadi Paneer
- Heat the pan and add the remaining oil and 1/2 butter.
- Add 1/2 tsp hing, curry leaves, mustard seeds, gravy paste (from step 1), and stir it well.
- Cook it on medium flame till oil starts to release from sides. Now add paneer, coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt, cumin powder and cook it for 5-6 minutes.
- Add the remaining butter, 3 tbsp cream, and cover it for about 5 minutes.
- Turn off gas and transfer the content to a bowl and garnish with cream and coriander.
- Serve it with hot chapatti, paratha, or naan.