PANEER BUTTER MASALA
Ingredients:
- Paneer (cottage cheese) - 250 gm
- Butter - 3 tbsp
- Cinnamon stick - 2 inch
- Green cardamom - 2
- Cloves - 4
- Bay leaf - 1
- Onion - 1 large ( sliced)
- Tomato (quartered) - 2 medium
- Green chilly - 2
- Ginger - 2 inch
- Garlic - 7 to 8 cloves
- Cashew nuts - 10 to 15
- Coriander powder - 1 tsp
- Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
- Kashmiri chilly powder - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp
- Kasuri methi - 1/4 tsp
- Fresh cream - 100 ml
- Salt to taste
- Firstly cut the paneer ( cottage cheese ) into small cubes.
- Heat 1 tbsp of butter in a pan and add 2 inch cinnamon stick , 2 cardamom , 4 cloves , & 1 bay leaf. Dry roast the whole spices till aromatic.
- Then add 1 large onion ( sliced), 2 tomato quartered , 2 green chilly, 2 inch ginger, 7 to 8 cloves of garlic , 10 to 15 cashew nuts , 1/2 tsp of salt & a dash of water. Mix well.
- Cook the mixture till tomato become soft and mushy.
- After that transfer the mixture into another bowl and allow it to cool down completely.
- When the mixture is completely cool down , transfer the mixture into a blending jar and make a smooth puree.
- In the mean while heat 1 tbsp of butter in a kadai and put the paneer cubes and fry them till golden brown from each side of the paneer.
- Now remove the paneer cubes from the kadai and keep them aside.
- In the same remaining butter add 1 tsp of Kashmiri chilly powder, 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder, 1 tsp of coriander powder and 1/2 tsp of cumin powder. Dry roast the masalas for 10 secs then add the prepared puree ( makhani gravy) and mix it really well.
- Cover it and simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes and till the oil separates from the gravy.
- Now add fresh cream and fried paneer cubes. Coat the gravy by mixing gently.
- Lastly add 1/4 tsp of garam masala and crushed kasuri methi, mix it really well.
- Now paneer butter masala is ready to serve.
~Happy Cooking~