Paneer Ghee Roast | Ghee Roast Masala
Paneer Ghee Roast is a vegetarian recipe rich in protein and calories. It is an authentic south Indian dish, famous especially in coastal India. Ghee roast comes in many variants. Mushroom, Chicken, Mutton, Prawn, Crab etc. But for all variants the masala is same with little variations here and there. It is a perfect starter cum appetizer for your lunch as well as dinner. The key ingredient of this recipe is time. If you have enough patience to roast the ingredients then you can just prepare this awesome dish at home itself.
Ingredients
For Ghee Roast Masala
- 4-5 Kashmiri red chili
- 3-4 Red chili
- 4-5 Garlic cloves
- 1 inch Ginger
- 25g 2 tsp Black pepper
- 10g 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 10g 1 tsp Fennel Seeds
- 10g 1 tsp Coriander seeds
- 3g 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
For Paneer Ghee Roast
- 200g Paneer cubes or dices
- 100g (1 big sized) Onion finely chopped
- 60g 5 tsp Ghee
- 35g 3 tsp Cashew Nuts
- 50ml 4 tsp Fresh Curds
- 10ml 1 tsp Lime juice
- 4-5 Curry Leaves
- Salt According to Taste
Instructions
For Ghee Roast Masala
- Take a dry Pan. Add 4-5 Kashmiri Red Chillies, 3-4 Red chillies, 2 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp fennel seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp coriander seeds
- Roast it for 2 min. Keep the pan dry
- Transfer them into a blender. Now add 4-5 cloves of Garlic (Peel the skin off of the Garlic cloves)
- Add 1 inch ginger piece.
- Now add 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Now add 50ml of water. Do not add more water. The ground paste should be thick.
- Now Grind all the ingredients. Ghee Roast Masala is done. Keep it aside. You can refrigerate it and use it when required.
For Paneer Ghee Roast
- Take a pan and add 4 tsp pure ghee and heat it
- Add cashew pieces and roast till golden brown. Keep it aside.
- Now add paneer cubes to the same pan, Roast it for 2 minutes. This makes paneer soft and binding. It won't shatter in the latter step. Take it out and keep it aside.
- Now add 100g finely chopped onion. Saute it till it turns golden brown.
- Now add the prepared Ghee Roast Masala and saute it well for 5 minutes till the onion and masala blend together
- Add salt as required. (adding a little more salt won't spoil the dish as paneer will suck the salt). Mix it well.
- Add 1 tsp lime juice. (Lime juice can also be added while grinding masala)
- Now add 3 tsp fresh curd to the mixture and mix the ingredients well.
- Now add half roast paneer to it. Mix paneer and masala properly.
- Close the lid and simmer for at least 15 minutes. This is the main step of this dish. The more you roast on a low flame more tastier it become. You can smell the aroma of ghee all around. (max 45 min)
- After above step, add the roast cashew pieces and mix well
- Add a few curry leaves and keep it on flame for another 1 minute. Then transfer it serving bowl.
- And finally mouth watering Paneer Ghee Roast is ready to eat.
