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Afghani Paneer Recipe In English | How To Make Afghani Paneer At Home

Afghani Paneer Recipe In English

Afghani Paneer Recipe In English : Afghani paneer recipe is very quick to make and tastes delicious when made at home. I will teach you how to make gravy in just 10 minutes. It is very different from makhani, lababdar, kadhai etc. It is a simple, rich, creamy gravy with no cream added. Only paneer is added to it. It is slightly green in color and a little spicy. So let's go ahead and learn how to make restaurant style Afghani paneer recipe at home with step by step photos.

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Afghani Paneer Recipe In English | How To Make Afghani Paneer

Cooking Method ,
Cuisine
Courses ,
Difficulty Beginner
Time
Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Rest Time: 10 mins Total Time: 45 mins
Servings 5
Calories 219
Best Season Suitable throughout the year
Description

You can serve Afghani Paneer recipe with Tandoori Naan, Roti Butter Naan which is very tasty to eat. Apart from this, you can also share this recipe with the guests who come to your house.

ingredients
    Ingredients of Afghani Paneer Recipe
  • 300 Gms Cottage cheese (Cut into cubes)
  • 1 Pinch Black pepper (Ground)
  • 1 Tablespoon Ginger garlic paste
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon juice
  • 2 Tablespoon Oil
  • Salt (To taste)
  • Ingredients for Gravy
  • 1 Tbsp oil
  • 3 Green Cardamoms
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1 Black cardamom
  • 1 Cinnamon stick
  • 1 Pinch Cumin seeds
  • 2 Onions (Chopped)
  • 1 Inch Ginger
  • 15 Garlic cloves
  • 3 Green chillies
  • 15 Cashews
  • 1 Pinch salt
  • Hot water (As required)
  • 1 Cup curd
  • 10 Mint leaves
  • 1 Handful Fresh Coriander
  • 1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1/4 Tsp Garam Masala
  • 1 Tbsp Coriander Powder
  • 1/4 Tsp Cumin Powder
  • 1/2 Tsp Chaat Masala
  • Final cooking ingredients
  • 1 Tbsp Oil
  • 2 Tbsp Butter
  • 1/4 Tsp Asafoetida
  • Salt (If Required)
  • 1 Pinch Sugar
  • 1 Pinch Black Pepper
  • 1 Big Pinch Roasted Kasuri Methi Powder
How To Make Afghani Paneer
    Preparation for marinating paneer
  1. Marinate the Paneer

    Take 300 grams of paneer in a bowl and first cut it into cubes, then add some ingredients to the paneer.

    • Salt to taste
    • A pinch of black pepper
    • 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
    • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

    Now mix all the ingredients with paneer lightly.

  2. Fry the paneer

    Now first of all heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a pan and once the oil is hot, add the marinated paneer one by one in the hot oil and fry the paneer on medium flame till it becomes light golden.

  3. Flip the cheese

    When the paneer is cooked on one side and turns golden, flip it and cook on the other side till it turns golden. This may take you a total of 4 to 5 minutes. When all the paneer is fried, take them out in a vessel and keep them aside.

  4. Preparation for making gravy
  5. Roast the spices

    Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan. When the oil is hot, add some ingredients to it.

    • 3 green cardamoms
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 1 big cardamom
    • 1 cinnamon stick
    • A pinch of cumin

    Now cook all these spices till they start crackling.

  6. Add onions and other ingredients

    When all the spices start crackling, add 2 chopped onions and some other ingredients as well.

    • 2 inches ginger
    • 15 garlic
    • 3 green chillies
    • 15 cashews
    • A pinch of salt

    Now cook all these spices on high flame for 1 to 2 minutes while stirring well.

  7. Add hot water as needed

    Now add some hot water as per requirement to these spices and after that cover the pan and let it cook on medium flame for 4 to 5 minutes.

  8. Allow all the spices to cool

    Now turn off the gas and stir all the spices well once and let them cool.

  9. Put the spices in the mixer grinder

    Now we have to remove and throw away the whole spices like bay leaves, black cardamom, cinnamon etc. Now put all the spices in the mixer grinder and add some other ingredients as well.

    • 1 cup curd
    • 10 mint leaves
    • A handful of fresh coriander
    • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
    • 1/4 tsp garam masala
    • 1 tbsp coriander powder
    • 1/4 tsp cumin powder
    • 1/2 tsp chaat masala

    Now close the lid of the mixer grinder without adding water.

  10. Prepare the paste

    Now grind all the spices well and prepare a paste.

  11. Final Cooking
  12. Heat oil and butter.

    Heat 1 tbsp oil and 2 tbsp butter in a pan.

  13. add spice paste

    Once the oil and butter are hot, add the spice paste to the hot oil and stir everything well until it starts to boil. Once the gravy starts to boil, reduce the heat to medium and cook the gravy for another 2 to 3 minutes.

  14. Add cheese

    Now check the salt in the gravy, if you feel that the salt is less then add salt as per your requirement and mix the rest of the ingredients as well.

    • A pinch of sugar
    • A pinch of black pepper
    • A big pinch of roasted kasuri methi powder
      Now mix all the things well and add paneer to the gravy and cook the paneer with the gravy for 1 to 2 minutes and then turn off the gas.
  15. Ready Afghani Paneer Recipe

    And now our restaurant style Afghani paneer recipe is ready at home, you can serve this recipe hot to your family and friends. With roti, naan, butter roti, |

Nutrition Facts

Servings 5


Amount Per Serving
Calories 216kcal

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