Recipe for Paneer Butter Masala

Welcome to my kitchen, today we will make Paneer Butter Masala. Creamy Paneer Butter Masala is easy to make at home.

Here’s an easy recipe for the perfect restaurant style paneer butter masala. paneer butter masala is the most popular vegetarian dish from Indian cuisine. This creamy curry is made with onion, tomatoes, cashews, cream, and butter. It has a mild sweet taste. Which further enhances its taste. so let's start to make.

Ingredients of Paneer Butter Masala

• 2 teaspoons oil.
• 1 bay (Tej Patta)
• l/2 inch cinnamon stick
• 3-4 cloves
• 3-4 cardamom
• 6-7 large garlic, roughly chopped (about 25 gram).
• 2-inch ginger, roughly chopped (about15 grams)
• 1 large onion, or 2 medium size onion finely chopped
• 3-4 large tomatoes roughly chopped
• 10-15 whole cashews, raw
• 1 cup of water
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Garam masala or paneer masala
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 tablespoon coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• Salt according to your taste
• 3-4 tablespoons cream,
• paneer, cut into cubes
• 2 teaspoons crushed Kasuri methi.

Step by step methods are here for Paneer Butter Masala

Step 1:- Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan.

Step 2:- Once the oil is hot, add the bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cloves,  and cardamom and fry for a few seconds.

Step 3:- Then add the onion and fry until becoming golden brown.

Step 4:- Now add chopped garlic, ginger and cook 4-5 min.

Step 5:-Add chopped tomato and cashews. cook for 2-3 minutes.

Step 6:- Then add 1 cup of water. Cover the pan and cook on medium heat for 15 minutes.

Step 7:- After 15 minutes, off-gas flame. Remove the bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cardamom, and cloves.

Step 8:-Let the mixture cool down. then make a smooth paste in the blender. keep aside this mixture.

Step 7:- To the same pan now add 2 tablespoons butter and add1 teaspoon oil. and heat the oil.

Step 8:- Once the butter melts. low the gas flam adds the red chili powder and the Kashmiri red chili powder and fry for few seconds. This will give the curry a nice orange-red color.

Step 9:- Add 2 tbsp coriander powder, 1tsp turmeric powder, 1tsp Garam masala powder,  and ground paste of the mixture. Now add salt according to your taste and fry the masala over low heat till it starts to release the oil. Stir the spice continuously. if the mixture has thick then you can add 1 cup water.

Step 10:- Then add 1-2 tsp sugar and cook 1-2 min. now add the cream and mix well.

Step 11:-Add paneer cube in the mixture and cook for 2 to 3 minutes on medium heat.

Step 12:- Finally add crushed Kasuri methi.

Paneer Butter Masala is ready to serve. Transfer Paneer Butter Masala to a bowl. You can add 1tbsp cream, finely chopped coriander leaves for garnish. and enjoy eating with jeera rice, chapatti, naan

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