Follow the Recipe of Yummy Paneer Butter Masala to Make Your Holiday Spicy:
India is a land of diversity. If you concentrate on the variety of cuisines in different states, you will get it well. If you are in Punjab, the chicken butter masala is the delicacy of that state. This dish is so famous that it is also liked by the foreigners. But, what to do if you are a vegetarian? Not to worry as you have paneer for you. Paneer or cottage cheese is really yummy and the preparations made of it can give tough competition to chicken. If you want to have something spicy and creamy in veg items, having paneer butter masala is a great choice. Know the recipe and make it at home, better than any restaurants.
Ingredients
To prepare paneer butter masala, you are going to need the following ingredients of mentioned quantity. Here, we are making for 3-
- Paneer- 250gms (cut into cubes)
- Onions- 2 (medium sized, finely chopped)
- Ginger- 1 ½ tsp (finely chopped)
- Tomatoes- 3 (medium, cut into slices)
- Garlic- 3-4 cloves (finely chopped)
- Cashew nuts- 6-8 (soaked in water for 15 minutes)
- Bay Leaf- 1 (small)
- Full fat milk- ½ cup
- Green chilies- 2 (slit from the middle)
- Kasuri methi- 2tsp
- MyMasala Red chili powder- 1tsp
- MyMasala Coriander powder- 1 tbsp
- Whole spice powder- ½ tsp
- Fresh cream- 2 tbsp
- Refined oil- 2 tbsp
- Butter- 2tbsp
- Sugar- ¾ tbsp
- Salt as per taste
- Water as needed
Methods
- Grind ginger, garlic, and onion separately to make a paste.
- You also need to grind cashew to have cashew paste and blanch tomatoes to blend them and make a puree.
- Now, you are ready with the appropriate ingredients of paneer butter masala. Take a non-stick kadhai and heat oil and butter together on medium flame.
- Add bay leaf and onion paste into it and fry until the onion paste gets light brown in color.
- Now, add green chilies and MyMasala red chili powder into the onion and sauté a little bit. Add cashew nut paste.
- Stir the mixture continuously, until you get the aroma. Make sure the mixture doesn’t get burnt from the downside.
- Once you are done with that, add tomato puree. Cook until oil separates from the mixture. You need to cook it for 3-4 minutes.
- The next step is to mix whole spice powder and MyMasala coriander powder. Mix everything well.
- Now, add milk, water, and salt and cook well. You have to cook until the oil comes on the surface.
- Add paneer cubes and mix them well with the gravy. Cook until you get the right consistency of the gravy. You can add water if it gets too dry.
- Add kasuri methi and give it a stir. Once you get the proper gravy, add fresh cream and mix well.
You are done with paneer butter masala. Transfer it into a serving bowl and garnish with fresh cream and chopped coriander leaves. Paneer butter masala is really tasty and it will make you forget about non-veg items. Have it with paratha or roti.
