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.

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	2
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:

• 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.