Nawabi Paneer Recipe(Paneer in White Gravy) | Dhaba-Restaurant Style Paneer paneer nawabi curry recipe | nawabi paneer | mughlai paneer curry
Nawabi Paneer is a delicacy of Lucknow. A delicious paneer dish from the Nawabs of Lucknow. It is a popular Indian dish made from paneer and a variety of spices. Learn how to make a delicious Nawabi Paneer recipe at home with this easy step-by-step guide.
Nawabi Paneer is a popular dish from India. The dish is made with paneer cheese and is served with a variety of toppings. The paneer cheese is usually cooked in a spicy sauce, and the dish is often served with naan bread.


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How To Make Nawabi Paneer Recipe
Soak some Saffron Strands with Water and keep them aside.
For Paste: soak some Almonds, Cashew Nuts and Poppy Seeds for 3-4 hours, then grind it by adding some water and make a fine paste.
In a mixer jar, put some roughly chopped Onion, some Water and make a fine paste.
Keep the pan on the flame, put some Oil, bay Leaf, Cumin Seeds, Cinnamon Sticks, Cloves, Finely chopped Ginger and Green Chilli and saute them, Then add some Onion Paste and cook well till it turns pink in colour.
Then add soaked Nuts Paste, some Black Pepper Powder, Coriander Powder, Roasted Cumin Powder, Curd and cook well. After that add some Sugar, Cardamom Powder, some Water/Milk, Salt to taste, Cottage Cheese/Paneer Cubes in it and cook it well on a slow flame by covering it. Then put some Saffron Water and roasted Fenugreek Leaves in it and cook well. Garnish the Delicious Nawabi Paneer with Saffron Strands and serve it with Lachha Paratha.
Nawabi Paneer Recipe | Dhaba-Restaurant Style Paneer
Ingredients For Making Nawabi Paneer Recipe
Saffron Strands- 1/2 Tsp
Cottage Cheese/Paneer- 300 Gram
Ingredients For Onion Paste:
- Onion- 2
- Water- 2-3 Spoon
Ingredients For White Paste:
- Soaked Almond- 8-10 Pieces
- Soaked Cashew Nuts – 8-10 Pieces
- Soaked Poppy Seeds- 1 Tbsp
- Water – As required
Ingredients For Gravy:
- Oil – 2 tbsp
- Bay Leaf – 1
- Cumin Seeds – 1/2 Tsp
- Cinnamon Stick – 1 Small stick
- Clove – 3-4
- Ginger – 1/2 Inch
- Green chilli – 2 Nos
- Black Pepper Powder) – 1/2 Tsp
- Coriander Powder – 1 Tsp
- Roasted Cumin Powder – 1/2 tsp
- Curd- 1/2 Cup
- Sugar- 1/2 Tsp
- Green Cardamom Powder – 1/2 Tsp
- Water- 1/2 Cup
- Salt – As per taste
- Roasted Fenugreek Leaves- 1 Tbsp
- Coriander Leaves – For Garnishing
Directions For Making Nawabi Paneer Recipe
First of all, soak some Saffron Strands with Water and keep them aside.
Directions For Paste:
- Soak some Almonds, Cashew Nuts and Poppy Seeds for 3-4 hours, then grind it by adding some water and make a fine paste.
- In a mixer jar, put some roughly chopped Onion, some Water and make a fine paste.
- Keep the pan on the flame, put some Oil, bay Leaf, Cumin Seeds, Cinnamon Sticks, Cloves, Finely chopped Ginger and Green Chilli and saute them, Then add some Onion Paste and cook well till it turns pink in colour.
- Then add soaked Nuts Paste, some Black Pepper Powder, Coriander Powder, Roasted Cumin Powder, Curd and cook well. After that add some Sugar, Cardamom Powder, some Water/Milk, Salt to taste, Cottage Cheese/Paneer Cubes in it and cook it well on a slow flame by covering it.
- Then put some Saffron Water and roasted Fenugreek Leaves in it and cook well.
- Garnish the Delicious Nawabi Paneer with Saffron Strands and serve it with Lachha Paratha.
Recipe Credit: Masala Kitchen
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