PANEER BUTTER MASALA

PANEER BUTTER MASALA

Butter Chicken is the most popular gravy in and outside India and while it's a treat for non vegetarians, this Paneer Butter Masala is prepared on similar lines and is definitely the king of dishes for the vegetarians.

This paneer butter masala recipe is easy and quick to make,within minutes you will have a restaurant style paneer butter masala ready.

Ingredients:

Half cup paneer cube size

Vegetable oil 2 teaspoon

Cinnamon one small piece

One green elachi

One bay leaf

One large onion

Two large tomatoes

Ginger garlic paste one tea spoon

Milk half cup

¼ cup fresh cream

Kasoori Methi one tea spoon

Red chili powder half tea spoon

Coriander powder half tea spoon

Turmeric powder 1/8 tea spoon

Salt as required

Butter 2 teaspoon.

Method:

Heat a fry pan with low heat and fry onions with 2 teaspoon of butter.

Cool it blend this mixture with tomatoes and make smooth paste.

Blend cashews nuts with half cup of milk and make smooth paste after that keep this paste aside.

Heat vegetable oil with cinnamon ,elachi , clove and bay leaf.

Add tomato paste which is prepared before and stir with a spoon.

Now add rest of the other important ingredients such as ginger and garlic paste, turmeric powder, coriander powder, chilli powder. Now mix this mixture well.

Then add methi powder to tomato mixture.

Add blended cashew nuts to this mixture and stir well.

Fry again for two minutes.

Add water and salt and also stir slowly.

Heat the paneer cubes water. Boil this for 4 to five minutes in medium flame. This will make the paner soft.

When you get the desired gravy, then add drained water paneer to this pan with fresh cream. Keep it for 2 minutes again on low flame.

Now garnish this Paneer butter masala with chopped coriander leaves.

Serve this hot with roti or naan .