Name: Malai Paneer/ Easy Malai Paneer
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 8 Oz Paneer; 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds; 1 Tbsp Coriander Seeds; 3 Dry Red Chilies; 1 Tsp Black Pepper Corns; 1 Tbsp Butter/Oil; 1/3 Cup Diced Green Bell Peppers; 1/3 Cup Firm red tomatoes,diced ,seeds removed; 1 Tbsp Ginger julienne; 2 Sliced Green Chilies; 1 Tbsp Fresh Cilantro For Garnish; 2 Tbsp Oil/Butter; 12 Cashew (Soak and make paste); 1/4 Cup Yoghurt; 1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 Tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder; 1 Small Finely Chopped Onion; 1 Tsp Ginger Garlic Paste; Salt to taste; 1/4 Cup Heavy Cream/Malai; 1 Tbsp Kasoori Methi/ Dried Fenugreek leaves.; 1/4 Cup Water

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This malai paneer recipe is super easy to make: creamy, spicy, and melt-in-mouth paneer dish. It perfectly goes with any Indian bread or rice. A crowd-pleaser and kid-friendly, this Easy Malai Paneer Recipe is delicious and finger-licking good.

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Paneer dishes are quite popular in Indian cuisine. My family loves them and to keep the dinner or lunch interesting I always try to create simple, delicious yet different recipes. This malai paneer recipe is a dish that you will love to cook.

What do I love about this recipe?

It needs quite common spices and not many of them either.

Can be prepared under 30 minutes of your time.

Simple and not very spicy.

Finger-licking dish.

You may want to check my Popular Paneer Dishes,

Ingredients Needed,

Paneer-The more your paneer is soft and delicate the more your dish will taste better. If using store-bought paneer soak them in hot water for some time.

Cashew Nuts

Yogurt

Onion

Ginger Garlic paste

Cream/Fresh malai

Dry spice blend-Coriander seeds, black peppercorn, red dry chili, Cumin Seeds

Turmeric powder, salt sugar, and garam masala powder.

Butter and oil.

Capsicum, tomato, ginger, green chili(optional) Kasoori methi

Fresh Cilantro for garnish

What to serve with Malai Paneer?

Typically any Indian bread item as such as Naan, Laccha Paratha, Missi roti, or simple ghee lagi roti goes with paneer items . However, you can always try to have rice items with it . Jeera rice will be the best apart from ghee rice.

Can we store it in the refrigerator?

Since this recipe uses lots of milk products I won't suggest storing it for more than 3 days. If you are having a Party then prepare this dish one day in advance . After sitting one day in the refrigerator this dish tastes awesome and quite rich in taste.

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Malai Paneer/ Easy Malai Paneer

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings: 3

Course: Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

8 Oz Paneer

Spices for roasting and making spice mix

1 Tsp Cumin Seeds
1 Tbsp Coriander Seeds
3 Dry Red Chilies
1 Tsp Black Pepper Corns

Sauteed Vegetable mix

1 Tbsp Butter/Oil
⅓ Cup Diced Green Bell Peppers
⅓ Cup Firm red tomatoes,diced ,seeds removed
1 Tbsp Ginger julienne
2 Sliced Green Chilies
1 Tbsp Fresh Cilantro For Garnish

Ingredients for making the curry

2 Tbsp Oil/Butter
12 Cashew (Soak and make paste)
¼ Cup Yoghurt
½ Tsp Turmeric Powder
1 Tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
1 Small Finely Chopped Onion
1 Tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
Salt to taste
¼ Cup Heavy Cream/Malai
1 Tbsp Kasoori Methi/ Dried Fenugreek leaves.
¼ Cup Water

Method

Roast all the dry spices to make a coarse powder.
Make cashew paste ,mix yogurt and cream to form a smooth paste.Take a pan and saute all the vegetables written under the heading to mix in the last.
Take a pan. Add oil or butter to it and heat it .
Add chopped onion,salt and ginger- garlic paste to it .Saute till the onion looks soft and translucent and the raw smell of ginger garlic is gone.That will take around 2-3 minutes on slow flame.
Add dry spice mix ,kashmiri red chili powder,turmeric powder ,water to the pan and mix.Cook for 1 minute on low flame.
Add cashew paste ,yogurt and cream mix and cook till the oil is released.At this stage mix paneer pieces to the gravy. Stir without breaking the Paneer.
Mix sauteed vegetables and kasoori methi.Give it a nice stir and if it looks too thick add 2 tbsp of water to it.
Cover and cook for another minute or till the oil separates.
Garnish with fresh cilantro and enjoy with roti or rice.