On weekends, one has to stay with the family, so most people plan to have lunch or dinner outside. If for some reason your plan is not possible, then make some restaurant style dishes at home. You must have eaten a lot of paneer, shahi paneer, matar paneer. Afghani paneer is mostly available in some restaurant or the other, because you do not know its recipe. Know the easy and quick way to make Afghani paneer.
You will need these ingredients to make paneer
Cheese
black pepper
Salt
Ginger-garlic paste
Coriander
Onion
Whole Garlic
Whole Ginger
Green chilly
Curd
Oil
Fenugreek seeds
Cashew
Whole spices – cloves, black pepper, cinnamon leaves
Make Afghani Paneer with this recipe
– First of all marinate the paneer. For this you will have to cut the paneer into pieces. – After this, add salt, black pepper powder, ginger-garlic paste, green coriander and oil and mix the paneer well. – Now keep the paneer aside for some time.
– Now place a pan on the gas and heat it well. – Now add oil to it and let it heat up. Add finely chopped onion, garlic, ginger and green chilies in hot oil and fry. – After this add cashews to it and let this masala fry well. When everything becomes soft and golden, take it out in a bowl and let it cool. After this, put the onion and cashew mixture in the mixer and grind it well. After grinding, add curd to it and grind it again.
– Now apply some oil in another flat pan. After it gets heated, fry the marinated paneer in the pan. – Keep the paneer pieces at some distance, otherwise they may stick to each other. – Cook the paneer for about 3-4 minutes.
To make the gravy, take a pan. Heat it on the gas and add 2 tablespoons of oil and heat it. – After this, add whole spices like black pepper, cloves, cardamom and bay leaves and fry them once. – After this, add a mixture of onion and cashews and cook for 2-3 minutes, then add some water. – Add salt, cumin powder and coriander powder to this gravy and mix. – Now add paneer and cook for 1 minute, your Afghani paneer is ready. Serve it with roti or lachha paratha.