Paneer Butter Masala
Paneer Butter Masala

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Paneer butter masala recipe - Learn to make the best restaurant style paneer butter masala at home. Years ago, I found this best paneer butter masala recipe in one of the cookbooks in a library. Paneer Butter Masala is one of India's most popular paneer recipe.

Paneer Butter Masala is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Paneer Butter Masala is something which I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have paneer butter masala using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Paneer Butter Masala:
  1. Prepare 200 grams Paneer/Cottage Cheese
  2. Make ready 3 Tomatoes
  3. Get 1 Bay leaf
  4. Make ready 1 inch Ginger
  5. Prepare 1 green chilli
  6. Take 1 tsp oil
  7. Get 2 Green cardamoms
  8. Take 8-10 cashew nuts
  9. Make ready 2 tablespoons Fresh Cream or Malai
  10. Make ready 2 tbsp Butter
  11. Make ready 2 tbsp Red chilli powder
  12. Take 1/2 tsp Kasuri methi/dry fenugreek leaves
  13. Take 1/2 Teaspoon Garam Masala/All spice mix
  14. Get Some Coriander leaves- For garnishing
  15. Make ready to taste Salt
  16. Make ready 1 tsp Honey (Optional)

You don't have to visit a restaurant to enjoy the dish. But paneer butter masala has it's own place. Paneer Butter Masala or Butter Paneer is a traditional Punjabi recipe in which soft pieces of Paneer are cooked in rich creamy butter & tomato gravy. Paneer is a type of fresh cheese common in Indian.

Steps to make Paneer Butter Masala:
  1. Soak cashew in hot water for some time. Then grind it to paste. - Take a pan, add oil and heat it.
  2. Add bay leaf and green cardamom to it. - Then add chopped ginger and green chilli. Saute it for few minutes.
  3. Add chopped tomatoes and saute it. - Add a little salt to it. Cook the tomatoes until it becomes soft.
  4. Once done, let it cool. Remove the bay leaf. Then grind it to a smooth paste. (You can sieve the puree) - Now, take a pan. Add 1 Teaspoon of oil and butter. Melt it.
  5. Add green chilli to it. Saute it. - Add ground puree to it. Mix and saute it on a medium flame.
  6. Add red chilli powder to it. Mix well. Cook it for 5 to 7 minutes. - Then add cashew paste to it. Mix well. - Add malai to it. Mix well.
  7. Add paneer cubes, kasuri methi and garam masala. Mix well. Cook for a minute. - Once the oil leaves the side then switch off the gas.
  8. Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves. (Add honey after switching off the gas and mix well.) - - Yummy 'Paneer Butter Masala' is ready to be served.

Paneer butter masala aka Butter paneer is delicious, creamy, rich, buttery, spicy and vibrant looking onion-tomato gravy with soft, succulent paneer (Indian cottage cheese) cubes in it. Punjabi paneer butter masala is one of the most popular paneer recipes in Indian cuisine. The near perfect combination of spiciness and creaminess of its gravy makes it simply irresistible and versatile. Butter Paneer Masala is a rich entre made with Indian cheese and a creamy sauce. This dish is tasty when served over white rice or with Naan or Tandoori Roti.

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