Indulge in this restaurant-style Paneer Yakhni, a rich and aromatic North Indian delicacy. This recipe features soft, golden-roasted paneer and crisp bell peppers simmered in a creamy, curd-based gravy infused with a fragrant blend of freshly ground spices like fennel, cumin, and cardamom. Perfect for a cozy dinner, this flavorful sabji pairs beautifully with hot rotis, chapathi, or naan. Follow this simple guide to recreate this authentic, soul-satisfying dish at home.

To Make Masala Powder:
5 nos. Kashmiri Red Chilli
1 tsp Peppercorns
1 tsp Fennel Seeds
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
Cloves
inch Cinnamon Stick
2 piece Green Cardamoms
1 tbsp Coriander Seeds
To Make Creamy Paste:
1 cup Curd
5 nos. Paneer Cubes
25 nos. Cashew Nuts (Chopped)
For Roast Paneer & Vegetables:
5 tsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)
400 g Paneer
1 nos. Onion
1 no. Green Capsicum
1 no. Red Capsicum
To Make Paneer Yakhni:
2 tbsp Oil
2 tbsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)
1 no. Bay Leaf
1 tsp Caraway seeds
1 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
Ground Masala Powder
1 tsp Salt
1 cup Water
Ground Paste
Roasted Paneer & Vegetables
few Fenugreek Seeds
1
For the masala powder, take, Kashmiri red chilies, pepper corns, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, coriander seeds.
2
To a pan, add all these and roast for a minute and transfer it to a plate.
3
Once cooled, transfer to a mixer jar and grind it to a fine powder.
4
To a mixer jar, add one cup of curd, five cubes of paneer, 25 soaked cashew nuts and grind it smoothly.
5
To a pan, add two tsp of ghee, add the paneer cubes and roast it to a golden color and remove it from the pan and keep it aside.
6
To the same pan, add onion wedges, green capsicum wedges, red capsicum wedges, roast it for two minutes and keep it aside.
7
To a pan add two tbsp of oil and two tbsp of ghee and add, bay leaf, shahi jeera, ground paste and cook it for 2-3 minutes in a low flame.
8
Add ginger garlic paste and mix well.
9
Add the freshly ground masala powder, salt and mix it all in.
10
Add one cup of water and allow it to boil for 5 minutes.
11
After five minutes add the roasted panner and the roasted vegetables.
12
Close the pan, reduce the flame to low and cook for five minutes.
13
Add the crushed kasoori methi leaves and mix.
14
Yummy and delicious paneer yakhini is ready to be served nice and hot with roti or chapathi.
3 servings per recipe

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