Name: Kashmiri Chaman Qaliya recipe by Shaheen Ali at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gm - Fresh Paneer; 1 tbsp - Mustard oil or Refined oil; 5 strands - Saffron; 1 - Bay leaf; 1 - Cinnamon stick; 4 - Cloves; 1 Cup - Milk; 6 Cups - Water; 2 tsp - Turmeric powder; 1 tsp - Cumin powder; 3 tsp - Fennel powder; 1 tsp - Cardamom powder; Salt to taste; Coriander to garnish

ABOUT Kashmiri Chaman Qaliya RECIPE

Chaman Qaliya is a creamy cottage cheese curry scented with fennel and cardamom that belongs to Kashmiri cuisine. An aromatic curry that is cooked in milk and flavored with Kashmiri spices is a perfect vegetarian side dish commonly served on special occasions in the valley. The Kashmiris mostly rely on non vegetarian food other , expect the pandits. The vegetarians have a very few options left. They mostly eat Lotus stem, potatoes or paneer. Hence the Kashmiri cuisine carries a variety of Paneer dishes out of which one most exotic curry is Chaman Qaliya.

Ingredients Serving: 4

500 gm - Fresh Paneer
1 tbsp - Mustard oil or Refined oil
5 strands - Saffron
1 - Bay leaf
1 - Cinnamon stick
4 - Cloves
1 Cup - Milk
6 Cups - Water
2 tsp - Turmeric powder
1 tsp - Cumin powder
3 tsp - Fennel powder
1 tsp - Cardamom powder
Salt to taste
Coriander to garnish

Instructions

Heat oil in a wok and add bay leaf, cinnamon and cloves.
Now add water and as it comes to boil, add turmeric powder, cinnamon powder, salt and fennel powder and mix.
Let the water mix boil and reduced a little. Now add paneer pieces and cook till paneer turns soft and the curry starts to thicken.
Add 1 cup of whole fat milk and saffron, stir well and cook till required consistency. Now add cardamom powder and turn off the gas.
Garnish with fresh chopped coriander and serve with rice or naan.

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