Vaniensamayalarai: Paneer butter masala recipe

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Paneer butter masala recipe

Hi friends, Today's special recipe is Paneer Butter masala it is quick and easy yummy recipe... It is served in almost all indian restaurants and is loved by many people, no wouder, this recipe is one of my popular recipe in my blog. One of my page viewers ask me to post Paneer butter masala recipe so posted it for her...

This recipe is first time for me and also a similar way of butter chicken masala, In this gravy i fried the paneer in the butter and the fried Paneer are cooked in spicy rich onion tomato gravy.. . It is most popular in punjab in indian cuisine. The perfect combination of spiciness and creaminess of the gravy give delicious taste to the recipe...

Within a minutes you will have a restaurant style Paneer Butter Masala is ready to serve it with naan.. When i serve it with garlic naan (mum mum mummm) Paneer Butter masala ia a great hit at home, And my kids loved it...We can prepare it for any party or for special guests to enjoy it.....

I hope you must prepared it at home and let know how it's turns out from you....

Preparation time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 20 mins

Serve - 4 to 5

Cuisine : Punjabi

INGREDIENTS :

Paneer / Cottage cheese - 250 grams (cubes and diced)

Onion - 2 (Big, sliced)

Tomato - 4 (chopped)

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbspn

Bay leaf - 1

Cinnamon sticks - 2 (small)

Cardamom - 2

Cloves - 2

chilli powder - 1 tbspn

Coriander powder - 1 tbspn

Cumin powder - 1/2 tbspn

Cashew - 15 (soaked in warm water)

Kasuri methi - 1 tspn

Butter - 50 grams

Oil - 2 tbspn

Cilantro - few

Salt - as needed

METHOD :

Soaked the cashew in warm water and grind it into a smooth paste, keep aside.
Heat a pan with oil add sliced onion and toss well.
Now add in chopped tomatoes and toss along with the onions.
When it mushy off the stove and grind it into smooth paste, keep aside.
Now cut the paneer into cubes and fry the paneer by add butter and little amount of salt in a pan.
When it became light brown (for 1 min) off the stove and trabsfer it into a plate. keep aside.
Now heat the same pan by adding butter, allow to melts.
Add in all whole spices and toss well.
Now add in ginger garlic paste and toss well along with spices.
Now add in grinded onion tomato paste and saute it well.
Add in all spices powder and salt, give a mix.
Then add in paneer cubes and cook them for 2 - 3 mins.
Dont cook for a long time, now add water and mix well.
Lastly add cashew paste and cook it for 1 min...
Then sprinkle some kasuri methi leaves. stir well.
Add some butter and off the stove. Garnish with some cilantro.
Now the yummy paneer butter masla is ready to serve..
Enjoy...