Seeing paneer curry, many people feel like eating it. Many types of vegetables are made from nutritious paneer. Paneer Makhmali is also included in that list. Paneer Makhmali can make your lunch or dinner special. If there are guests at home and you want to make a special vegetable for dinner, then Paneer Makhmali can be a great option. Almond paste in paneer velvet gravy enhances the taste of this vegetable.
Making Paneer Makhmali is not very difficult and children also like its taste. If you are going to have a party at home, then you can include paneer makhmali sabzi in it. Let’s know the easy recipe for making Paneer Makhmali.
Ingredients to make Paneer Velvet
Paneer – 250 grams
Almonds – 15-20
Tomato – 4-5
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric – 1/4 tsp
Red chili powder – 1/2 tsp
Onion – 2
Ginger-garlic paste – 2 tsp
Sugar – 1 tsp
Oil – 2-3 tbsp
salt – as per taste
Paneer Velvet Recipe
To make the taste of paneer velvety, soak almonds in water overnight. To make Paneer Makhmali, always choose soft paneer and cut it into one inch pieces. Finely chop the onion to be added to the vegetable. Now heat oil in a pan. Keep the gas flame medium while heating the oil. When the oil becomes hot, add finely chopped onion and ginger-garlic paste and fry while stirring.
Before this, put the chopped tomatoes in the mixer and add soaked almonds and grind them to make a smooth paste. While frying onions, when its color turns light pink, add tomato-almond paste to the pan and mix. After this, add coriander powder, chili powder, turmeric and mix while stirring. After some time, when the gravy is cooked well, add chopped paneer pieces to it and marinate it well.
After cooking the vegetable for some time, add one cup of water, some sugar and salt as per taste. Now cook the vegetable on low flame till the gravy leaves oil. After leaving the gravy, cook the vegetable for 2 minutes and then turn off the gas. Delicious Paneer Makhmali curry is ready. It can be served with roti, naan or parantha.