Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Paneer Butter Masala

Paneer Butter Masala is one of my favourite Paneer dishes.Though I make few other versions of it,I always come back to this recipe which I learnt from my friend.The preparation is simple yet it gives good result every time.If you want a richer version just substitute the Milk with Fresh cream.

Paneer Butter Masala

Ingredients:

Paneer
200 gms
Tomato
1
Milk/Fresh cream (see note below)
1/2 cup
Kasoori methi
1 tsp
Salt
As needed
Butter
1 tsp
Oil
1 tblsp
To grind
Onion 
Garlic cloves
3
Ginger
1 small piece
Red chilli or Red chilli powder
As needed
Coriander powder
3 tsp
Cumin powder
1 ½ tsp
Turmeric powder
¼ tsp
Cashewnut
6
Coconut grated
1 tblsp
Cinnamon
1 small piece
Cardamom
2
Cloves
2
Pepper
4


Method:
Making of Paneer butter masala

Paneer Butter Masala

  • Take 1 tsp oil in a pan and fry the chopped onion till they turn translucent and allow to cool.
  • Roast the Paneer cubes in a fry pan by adding little oil till light golden in colour and place them in a bowl of hot water .
  • Grind the fried onion along with all other ingredients given in "To grind" list to a fine paste.
  • Heat a pan,Add butter,oil and add the ground paste and fry in low flame till the raw smell goes off and it turns light brown in colour.
  • Add the chopped tomato and fry till it shrinks.
  • Add 1 1/2 cups of water,salt,cover and cook for 5-6 mins.
  • Slowly add the milk stirring continuously and add the fried paneer cubes.cook in low flame for 3 mins.
  • Add little water if needed to get the desired gravy consistency.
  • Crush kasoori methi with your hands and add it to the gravy.cook for 1 min and your Paneer butter masala is ready to serve.
Note:
  • I added 1 whole kashmiri chilli while grinding to get nice colour.
  • If you want a richer version, omit milk and add beaten fresh cream.I added only milk in the recipe posted above.

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