Name: Paneer butter masala recipe by Geeta Verma at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 250 gm fresh paneer; 2 onion chopped; 3 large chopped tomatoes; 10 to 12 cashew nuts; 1 tspn coriander powder; 1/2 tspn garam masala powder; 1/2 tspn Kashmiri mirch powder; 1/4 tspn Red chili powder; 1/4 tspn black salt; White salt according to taste; 1/2 tspn Sugar; 1 1/2 tspn butter; 1 tbspn oil; 1 bay leaf; 2 cardamom; 1 cinnemon stick; 2 cloves; 1/5 tspn ginger garlic paste; 1/2 tspn kesoori methi; 2 tbspn cream; Few coriander leaves for garnish

ABOUT Paneer butter masala RECIPE

This is also one of the popular paneer recipes like paneer tikka masala ,Shahi paneer etc.This paneer recipe yields a delicious creamy smooth restaurant style gravy.It is best served with butter nan ,lachcha parantha or any rice varieties like peas pulao,jeera rice or biryani.

Ingredients Serving: 4

250 gm fresh paneer
2 onion chopped
3 large chopped tomatoes
10 to 12 cashew nuts
1 tspn coriander powder
1/2 tspn garam masala powder
1/2 tspn Kashmiri mirch powder
1/4 tspn Red chili powder
1/4 tspn black salt
White salt according to taste
1/2 tspn Sugar
1 1/2 tspn butter
1 tbspn oil
1 bay leaf
2 cardamom
1 cinnemon stick
2 cloves
1/5 tspn ginger garlic paste
1/2 tspn kesoori methi
2 tbspn cream
Few coriander leaves for garnish

Instructions

Heat a pan with some oil add chopped onion and fry them until they turn transparent
Now add chopped tomatoes fry with salt for 3 to 4 minutes.
Now add garam masala , coriander powder ,Kashmiri mirch powder , black salt ,sugar and cashew nuts.
Fry until the mixture gets roasted well and it should begin to leave the sides of pan.Now switch off the heat .
When the mixture cools ,blend it with a cup water in a blender to very smooth .
Now add butter to the same pan,add dry spices and fry for 1 minute .Add ginger garlic paste and saute well until the raw smell disappears.
Now pour the blended puree,add red chilli powder.If desired add 1/4 cup water . Cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until the gravy thickness.
Let the gravy reach the desired consistency before you add panner
Now add paneer ,kasuri methi.Stir well and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Add cream stir well and cook again 2 min .
Transfer butter paneer to a serving bowl and garnish with coriander leaves.

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