Paneer Butter Masala Recipe
Paneer Butter Masala is a creamy onion tomato based rich gravy with paneer in it. This is surely one of the most popular paneer dishes and one can never have enough recipes for it.
Servings 5 people
Ingredients
- 250 gms Paneer
- 2 cup Onion chopped
- 10 nos Cashew nut
- 1 inch Ginger
- 5 cloves Garlic
- 2 no Green Chilli
- 1/4 cup Coriander Leaves
- 2 big Tomatoes puree
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
- 1/2 tsp Kasoori Methi
- 1/2 cup Cream
- Salt to Taste
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
Instructions
- In a nonstick pan, take the butter and roast the paneer cubes. When it turns golden, remove to a bowl.
- Soak the cashew nuts in hot water.
- In the same pan, saute the onions and green chilies till it turns transparent, remove and cool. Then make a paste along with drained cashew nuts.
- Make a puree of the tomatoes and keep it aside. Next, grind the ginger garlic along with coriander leaves.
- Heat a nonstick pan with butter and oil, add the ginger garlic coriander paste and saute for 5 mins.
- Then add chili powder and cumin powder. Add tomato paste after few minutes and saute well till oil appears on sides.
- Now add 1.5 cups of water and close with a lid.
- After 5 mins add the paneer cubes, onion cashew paste, salt, garam masala, Kasuri methi, sugar, and food color (if adding, mixed with 1 tbsp of water).
- Cook for 5 mins in medium flame and finally add cream and coriander leaves. Turn off after few minutes.
- Serve with Rotis or Pulao
Notes
The recipe calls 1 tbsp Tomato Sauce and Food colour that I skipped.
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