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Shahi paneer masala recipe | no onion no garlic paneer masala | rumali roti recipe | hotel style roomali roti

Author Nehas Cook Book
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Punjabi
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
 

For shahi paneer masala

  • 250 grm paneer cubes
  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • 4 medium size tomatoes
  • 10-12 cashews
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 4-5 soaked dry red chilli
  • 1 inch cinnemon
  • 3-4 cardamom
  • 3 cloves
  • 4-5 black pepper
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 green chilli slits
  • 1 tbsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 1 tbsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp chaat masala
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • 1 tbsp kasuri methi
  • ½ cup water
  • Some coriander leaves

For rumali roti

  • 1.5 cup all purpose flour
  • ½ cup wheat flour
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • ¾ cup lukewarm milk

Instructions

Making shahi paneer masala

  • In a mixture jar, add tomatoes, cashews, ginger, and soaked dry red chili. Grind it into a smooth paste. Keep it aside.
  • Now in a mortal-pestal, add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and black pepper. Crush it into powder. Keep it aside.
  • In a pan, add ghee and 200 grm paneer cubes. Roast paneer till slightly golden brown on the surface. Keep it aside.
  • Then in a pan, add oil, bay leaf, green chili slits and crushed dry spices powder. Roast slightly.
  • Now lower the flame, add kashmiri red chili powder, coriander powder, and turmeric powder. Mix well.
  • Then add tomato puree and salt. mix well.
  • Cover and cook tomato puree till oil separates from its sides.
  • Meanwhile, in a mixture jar, add 50 gram paneer pieces and ¼ cup milk. Grind it into a paste.
  • Now add paneer-milk paste into cooked tomato gravy. Mix well and cook till oil separates from its sides.
  • Then add chaat masala, garam masala and kasuri methi. Mix well.
  • Add ½ cup of water and bring it to boil.
  • Then add paneer cubes and mix well.
  • Cover and cook sabzi for 2-3 minutes till gravy flavor absorbs into paneer cubes.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves and serve shahi paneer masala with rumali roti or naan.

Making rumali roti

  • In a mixing bowl, add salt, sugar, and oil, mix well and further add 1 cup Luke warm water in batches and knead until it becomes a soft dough.
  • Add 1 tbsp oil and knead the dough well for at least 10-12 minutes.
  • Once the dough has turned soft and smooth, cover it with a damp cloth and rest it for at least 1 hrs.
  • By the time the dough is resting, take the kadhai and flip it upside down, then place it on the flame facing the bottom of the kadhai up just like a dome.
  • Heat the kadhai very well and make salt water by adding 1 tsp salt in ¼ cup of water, mix well and sprinkle over hot kadhai.
  • After the rest, knead the dough once again and divide the dough into equal size dough balls, sprinkle some dry flour and flatten with your hands, further use a rolling pin and roll into a very thin sheet, as thin as a handkerchief, sprinkle dry flour as and when required while rolling. You should be able to see your hands, it should be that thin.
  • Place the rolled roti over the smoking hot kadhai, don’t forget to sprinkle salt water over the kadhai before cooking the roti. It’ll take a few seconds to cook on one side, use a cloth and dab gently to cook the roti evenly, flip and cook on other side as well, until golden brown spots appear, fold the roti and keep aside.
  • Make all the roti in the same way and keep them aside to be used for making the roll.

Notes

For Shahi paneer sabzi
  • roast paneer on medium-low flame till it becomes slightly golden brown.
  • dry spices give a nice flavor to the gravy.
  • roast masala with oil gives a good color to gravy.
  • addition of paneer-milk paste gives a creamy texture to gravy.
Rumali roti
  • kneads the soft, smooth, and starchy dough for roti.
  • cook roti on kadai, when it is very hot.
  • do not overcook roti, otherwise, it will become chewy.