30/11/2025
⭐ Paneer Pasanda Recipe
🧀 Ingredients:
For Paneer Pasanda Filling:
Paneer – 250 g (cut into triangle or square slices)
Grated paneer – ½ cup (for stuffing)
Crushed cashews – 1 tbsp
Raisins – 1 tbsp
Green chilli – 1 (finely chopped)
Black pepper – a pinch
Salt – as per taste
For Gravy:
Onion – 1 (roughly chopped)
Tomatoes – 2
Ginger – 1 inch
Garlic – 4–5 cloves
Green chilli – 1
Cashews – 10–12
Melon seeds (optional) – 1 tbsp
Fresh cream – 2 tbsp
Tomato ketchup – 1 tbsp (optional but gives nice taste)
Kasuri methi – 1 tsp
Haldi – ½ tsp
Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Garam masala – ½ tsp
Butter + Oil – 1 tbsp each
Salt – as per taste
👩🍳 Method:
1️⃣ Prepare Stuffed Paneer:
Mix grated paneer, cashew, raisins, green chilli, salt and black pepper.
Take paneer pieces, make a slit, fill the mixture.
Lightly shallow fry paneer stuffed pieces in oil + butter until golden. Keep aside.
2️⃣ Prepare Gravy:
Boil or sauté onion, tomatoes, cashews, melon seeds, ginger, garlic and green chilli.
Blend into smooth paste.
Heat butter + oil in a pan.
Add haldi, red chilli, coriander powder — sauté.
Add puree, salt and cook till oil separates.
Add cream, garam masala, kasuri methi & ketchup — mix well.
Adjust thickness with little water.
3️⃣ Combine:
Add stuffed paneer into gravy and cook 2–3 minutes on low flame.
✨ Garnish:
Fresh cream + chopped coriander + crushed kasuri methi
🍽️ Serving Suggestions:
Serve hot with naan, paratha, tandoori roti or jeera rice