Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, paneer butter masala. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have paneer butter masala using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Paneer butter masala:
- Prepare 200 grams paneer /cottage cheese (cubed)
- Make ready 1 tbsp oil
- Prepare 2 tbsp butter
- Take 1 bay leaf
- Take 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- Prepare 2/3 cup tomato puree (homemade or store-bought)
- Prepare 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup water
- Take 1/2 inch ginger (julienned)
- Get 2 medium green chilies (slit and deseeded)
- Take 1 tsp kasuri Methi/fenugreek leaves (crushed)
- Take 1 tsp Garam masala
- Make ready 1 coriander /cilantro (for garnishing)
- Prepare salt
- Prepare sugar
- Prepare cashew paste
- Take 3 tbsp cashews (soaked in hot water for at least 10 minutes)
- Prepare 3 tbsp milk
How to make Paneer Butter Masala. -In this popular recipe chunks of fresh cottage cheese are cooked in a rich creamy onion tomato masala and a good dose of butter, only to be finished off with another dollop of fresh cream. Along with crisp rotis it is a perfect meal for any occasion. Transfer fried paneer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain, retaining vegetable oil in skillet. Add ginger paste and garlic paste.
Instructions to make Paneer butter masala:
- Heat oil and butter in a pan. Add bay leaf and fry for a few seconds.
- Add ginger-garlic paste and fry for about a minute. (if you don't have the paste then you can also crush 1" ginger and 3 cloves of garlic in a mortar pestle and add it and fry till the raw aroma disappears)
- Add tomato puree and stir well. Let it cook for 5-6 minutes.
- Add red chilli powder and stir. Saute on a low flame till the oil starts to leave the sides of the tomato paste. It should take around 10-13 minutes.
- Blend the cashews and milk till it forms a smooth paste. Add it to the pan. Saute on a low flame for approx 2-4 minutes till the oil leaves the sides of the masala.
- Add water. (if you have cashew paste stuck to your bowl or blender you can mix this water in the bowl and then add it to avoid wasting the cashew paste)
- Let the curry simmer for 2-3 minutes. Add the julienned ginger, green chilies, salt and sugar and stir. Let the curry simmer for 3-4 minutes. It should thicken now. (Adjust the salt and sugar according to your taste. Sugar will reduce the tanginess of the tomatoes.)
- Add paneer cubes. You can add them directly after following cooking instructions on the pack (if store-bought) or you can fry them first for a little crunch. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add kasuri methi and Garam masala. Stir very well and switch off the flame. Garnish with coriander leaves.
This Paneer Butter Masala tastes exactly like the one at your favorite restaurant has a creamy tomato-based sauce has a rich curry made with butter, cashews and cream pairs well with naan or rice. To make this paneer butter masala recipe, we start with boiling the tomatoes, onion, cashews, ginger and garlic. This forms the base sauce. paneer butter masala recipe butter paneer recipe with detailed photo and video recipe. a popular and super-rich creamy north indian or punjabi curry made with cottage cheese. it is a vegetarian alternative to the famous butter chicken where paneer is replaced with chicken cubes. it is a premium curry ideally served with choice of indian flatbread or even with choice or rice. 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.
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