Final Outcome:
Recipe:
Ingredients:
Padwal (Snake Gourd).. ~250 gm.
Paneer - ~ 100 gms
Potato - 1
Tomatoes - 3
Green Chili - 1
Ginger - one big piece
Oil
Cumin seeds (1/2 spoon)
Hing
Turmeric (~ 3/4 spoon)
Coriander powder ( ~ 1 spoon)
Garam masala (~ 1/2 spoon or less)
Red chili powder ( ~ 1/4 spoon)
Freshly chopped coriander
Salt
Method:
1. Grind chopped tomatoes (big pieces), 1 green chili and a big piece of ginger (cut into 2-3 pieces). Keep this tomato paste aside.
2. Cut paneer into cubes, potato (medium) and snake gourd (peeled and finely chopped),
3. Heat some oil in a pan on a low flame. Add Potatoes to the pan. Cook/ fry the potatoes until they are about 80% cooked.
4. Add cumin seeds, after they splutter add hing , turmeric.
5. Add paneer and cook it for about 2-3 minutes. Add the tomato paste made earlier, stir the mixture well. Add coriander powder , red chili powder and stir the mixture. Add salt as per the taste
6. Boil the mixture for about 2 minutes. Add snake gourd, stir the mixture well.
7. Snake guard typically takes long time to cook. Cover and cook for about 5-8 minutes on a low flame. Stir the curry intermittently.
8. Now add finely chopped coriander leaves and garam masala and stir the mixture well.
9. Cook for another few minutes until the snake guard is cooked well.
10. Add a little more coriander and serve.
Final Outcome: Good
Recipe:
Ingredients:
Paneer: ~ 250 gms cubes(I used home made paneer so i don't know exactly how much it was:-))
Onions: 2 chopped
Tomato: 1 chopped
Ginger garlic paste
Garam masala: 2 tsp
Coriander powder: 1 tsp
Fresh coriander : 1 tbsp chopped
Fresh cream: 2 tsp
Salt
Red Chili powder: 1 tsp
Oil
Method:
1. Chop paneer into about 1 inch cubes. Shallow fry them till they turn golden brown from all sides. Set aside.
2. In a pan add oil. Add onions and fry till they turn golden brown. Add Ginger garlic paste and fry till fragrant. Add tomato and cook till it turns mushy. Add half of fresh coriander and garam masala. cook for another 2-3 mins and take off from heat.
3. Once the above mixture cools grind it into a fine paste. Transfer the paste back into the pan. Add 1/2 cup water and bring it to a boil.
4. Add salt, Coriander powder and red Chile powder. Mix well. Add paneer cubes and cook for 1-2 mins.
Take off from heat and serve topped with fresh coriander and fresh cream.
Source: http://sanjeevkapoor.com/Shahi-Paneer-FoodFood.aspx
Final outcome: Mogambo khush hua :-)
It really is shahi (royal)! The amount of butter and cream that goes into it makes it royal. Below is the recipe for my reference (it contains some minor changes)
Recipe:
Ingredients:
Onions chopped- 1 large
Tomatoes chopped- 2 large
Cashew nuts- 10-12
Paneer cubes- 200 gms
Coriander powder- 1 tbsp
Garam masala- 1 tsp
Turmeric- 1tsp
Cream(Amul heavy cream)- 1/2 to 3/4th cup
Butter- 1 tbsp
Oil
Kasuri methi- 1 tsp
Salt
Method:
1. Heat oil add onions and cashew nuts. After onions turn translucent add tomatoes and cook till they are done. Add Coriander powder, salt and garam masala. Let it cool and then grind into a fine paste.(add water if necessary).
2. To the above mixture add butter , turmeric powder and cook for about 8-10 mins.
3. Add Paneer and Cream and cook for a few mins.
4. Add kasuri methi and mix well.
Source: http://sanjeevkapoor.com/doodhi-paneer-ka-sukha-salan.aspx
Final Outcome: I liked it, others not so much.
It contains a lot of ingredients so I had to make some preparations the previous night. With ground work done I had no problem finishing this curry in the morning.
Dear Sanjeev Kapoor, If you ever read this can you please tell me how do you get such lovely colours in your dishes??? I followed instructions to the dot. Yet ended up with a brown colour curry! Tasty but brown:-(
Although not a difficult dish, it requires a little more effort than normal. I liked it but not everyone was a fan.
