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Paneer Butter Masala Recipe
Basically this paneer curry is prepared with tomato onion sauce which is made with cream and cashews paste. And also it is spiced with whole dry spices and ginger garlic paste.
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Prep Time
30
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
40
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
10
minutes
minutes
Course:
Main Course
Author:
IndianVegRecipe Editorial
Cuisine:
Indian
Servings:
4
Person
Ingredients
FOR MASALA PASTE
2
Medium Sized Onion
(Roughly Chopped)
4
Medium Sized Tomatoes
(Roughly Chopped)
1
inch
Ginger
(Finely Chopped)
3-4
Garlic
(Finely Chopped)
10
Cashew
FOR GRAVY
2
tbsp
Oil and Butter
1/2
tbsp
Turmeric Powder
1
tbsp
Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
(Lal Mirch Powder)
1
tbsp
Coriander Powder
(Dhaniya Powder)
Salt to taste
1 1/2
tbsp
Kitchen King Masala
1/4
tbsp
Garam Masala Powder
2
tbsp
Fresh Cream
(Fresh malai)
Paneer Cubes
(Cottage Cheese)
1
tbsp
Dry Fenugreek Leavse
(Kasuri Methi)
Instructions
Firstly, in a large kadai or cooker add tomatoes, onions, ginger, garlic, cashews.
Furthermore, add half a glass of water, cover the cooker and cook till 4-5 whistle on low to medium flame.
Cool completely and blend to a smooth paste without adding more water. Then sieve once so paste goes very smooth and there is no any lumps.
Now take kadai, heat butter and add paneer cubes and saute it for few minutes and remove in another plate.
Furthermore, in the same kadai, add turmeric, chili powder and kitchen king masala and saute on very low flame for 20 seconds.
Further add prepared onion-tomato paste and saute 5 minutes.
Also cover and simmer for 10 minutes or till the oil separates from the gravy.
Additionally add coriander powder and salt to taste.
Saute 5 minutes or till the raw smell of spices disappears.
Further add cream and mix well.
Then add sauteed cubed paneer pieces and coat the gravy by mixing gently. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
Lastly add garam masala and kasuri methi. Mix well.
Finally, paneer butter masala aka paneer makhani is ready to serve with roti or naan or paratha.
Keywords:
Butter Paneer Masala, Paneer Butter Masala, Paneer Makhani