Tasty Paneer Butter Masala
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 16-03-2021
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Punjabi Paneer Butter Masala is one of the most popular paneer recipes in North India. Whether you serve it with tandoori roti, naan and kulcha or with steamed rice, it's going to satisfy your palate like never before. So, check out the recipe of Spicy Paneer Butter masala-
Ingredients250 gms Paneer, cut into 1-inch cubes,2 medium Onions, 1 teaspoons chopped Ginger, 3-4 Garlic Cloves, 3 medium Tomatoes, 6-8 Cashew Nuts, soaked in water for 15 minutes, 1 small piece of Bay Leaf, 2 Green Chillies, 1/2 cup Milk, 2 teaspoons Kasuri Methi (dry leaves), 1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder, 1 tablespoon Coriander Powder, 1 teaspoon or to taste Red Chili Powder, 2 tablespoons Fresh Cream, 2 tablespoons Butter, 2 tablespoons Oil and Salt to taste.
How to make1. Grind onion, ginger and garlic in a grinder and make a onion paste. Grind soaked cashew nuts with 1/4 cup of water to make a cashew nut paste. Blanch the tomatoes [put them in hot boiling water for 8-10 minutes and cover with a lid, drain and rinse them in normal cold water and remove skin]and blend them to prepare a tomato puree.
2.Heat cooking oil and butter in a non-stick frying pan over medium flame. Add onion paste and bay leaf and cook until onion paste turns light brown for approx. 4-5 minutes.
3.Add green chilli and red chili powder and cook for 30-40 seconds. Add cashew nut paste.
4.Stir and cook for 2-minutes.
5.Add tomato puree and cook for 3-4 minutes or until oil starts to separate from the puree.
6.Add coriander powder and garam masala powder and mix well.
7.Add 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup water and salt, mix and cook until oil comes on the surface or for approx. 4-5 minutes.
8.Add paneer cubes, kasuri methi and cook for approx 2-minutes or until you get the desired consistency of gravy.
9.Add fresh cream.Mix properly and turn off the flame.
10.Transfer prepared curry to a serving bowl. Garnish Punjabi paneer butter masala with milk cream or cube of butter and serve it with Buter Naan or Rice.