Name: Garlic butter naan with paneer butter masala recipe by Priyadharshini Selvam at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: To make naan:; 1 cup maida or all purpose flour; ¾ tsp baking powder; 2/3 rd cup of curd; ¼ tsp baking soda; ½ tsp sugar; salt to taste; 1 tsp oil; for garlic butter spread:; 4 tsp butter; 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic; 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander; For paneer butter masala:; For masala paste: 15 whole cashews; 1 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 tsp ginger - garlic paste; 1 large sized onion roughly chopped; 2 large sized tomato finely chopped; other ingredients:; ¼ cup cream full cream; 9 pieces paneer / cottage cheese; ¼ tsp garam masala; 1 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 tsp kashmiri chili powder; ½ tsp turmeric; ½ tsp coriander powder; 3 cloves; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 1 bay leaf; salt to taste

Ingredients Serving: 5

To make naan:
1 cup maida or all purpose flour
¾ tsp baking powder
2/3 rd cup of curd
¼ tsp baking soda
½ tsp sugar
salt to taste
1 tsp oil
for garlic butter spread:
4 tsp butter
1 tbsp finely chopped garlic
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander
For paneer butter masala:
For masala paste: 15 whole cashews
1 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tsp ginger - garlic paste
1 large sized onion roughly chopped
2 large sized tomato finely chopped
other ingredients:
¼ cup cream full cream
9 pieces paneer / cottage cheese
¼ tsp garam masala
1 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tsp kashmiri chili powder
½ tsp turmeric
½ tsp coriander powder
3 cloves
1 inch cinnamon stick
1 bay leaf
salt to taste
1 tsp kasuri methi

Instructions

garlic butter recipe:
firstly, in a small bowl, add few tsp of garlic. further, mix well and keep aside.
naan recipe:
in a bowl combine 1 cup maida, salt to taste, ¼tsp baking soda, ¾ tsp baking powder and ½ tsp sugar.
next add 2/3rd cup of curd and mix well. if sticky then add required amount of maida and knead dough. punch well and make a non sticky soft dough. add a tsp of oil and coat well.
cover with moist cloth and rest for minimum of 1 hour. after an hour, pinch a small lemon sized ball.
dust with some maida and roll to a oval/round shape using rolling pin. make sure you do not make too thin nor thick. apply water on one side of naan.
now slowly flip over and put it on hot tawa. slightly press. this helps the naan to stick on to the tawa and when you can flip the tawa upside down it will be intact. brush some garlic butter over the naan.
now after a minute, flip the tawa upside down and cook naan directly on flame till they turn golden brown
finally add some more butter. serve garlic naan hot.
Paneer butter masala recipe:
firstly, in a large kadai heat butter and saute onions and ginger-garlic paste.
further add tomatoes and cashews. saute till they turn mushy. cool completely and blend to smooth paste without adding any water.
furthermore, heat butter and saute bay leaf, cloves and cinnamon stick. also add turmeric and chili powder and saute on very low flame for 20 seconds.
further add prepared onion-tomato paste and saute 5 minutes. also cover and simmer for 10 minutes or till the oil separates from the gravy. additionally add coriander powder and salt to taste.
saute 5 minutes or till the raw smell of spices disappears. further add cream and mix well.
then add cubed paneer pieces and coat the gravy by mixing gently. cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
lastly add garam masala and kasuri methi. mix well. finally, paneer butter masala is ready to serve with naan

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