Shahi Paneer

INGREDIENTS

• 200gm Paneer
• 1/2 Cup Curd
• 2 Tbspn Cream
• 1 Tspn Coriander Powder
• 1 Tspn Garam Masala
• 1 Tspn Chilly Powder, or as per taste
• 1 Tspn Turmeric Powder
• 1/4 Tspn Cardamom Powder
• A Pinch of Saffron
• 1 Medium Onion, chopped
• 1" Ginger, chopped
• 5-6 Garlic cloves
• 1 Green Chilly
• 1 Tbspn Almonds
• 1 Tbspn Cashews
• 1 Bay Leaf
• 2-3 Green Cardamom
• 1-2 Black Cardamom
• 2-3 Cloves
• 1" Cinnamon 
• 1/2 Tspn Shahi Jeera
• 1 Tspn Sugar
• Salt, as per taste

METHOD

• Boil the onion, garlic, ginger, cashew and almonds in water for about 10 minutes. Strain the stock and keep aside. Blend the boiled ingredients to a paste.
• Heat oil/ ghee/ butter in a pan and fry the whole garam masala's till fragrant. Then add the onion blend and saute till oil oozes. 
• Add the coriander powder, chilly powder, garam masala, salt and sugar. Mix well.
• Add the curd and the previously kept aside stock water. Stir till curd gets completely mixed with the gravy. Bring to a boil, then simmer.
• Now add the cream, cardamom powder and saffron. Stir well and add the paneer pieces. Mix gently so as not to break the paneer pieces. Simmer for another 5-6 minutes, till paneer gets cooked in the gravy.
• Garnish with cardamom powder.
• Serve shahi paneer with roti's or jeera rice or as most like it - with naan :D .