Cookery

Recipe: Paneer Butter Masala

Ingredients:

250 gm Paneer

2 Onions (blanched and pureed)

2tbsp Butter

3 tbsp Tomato puree

1 tsp Ginger garlic paste

2 tbsp Cashew nut paste

2 tbsp Kashmiri chili powder

1 tsp Coriander powder

1 tsp Turmeric powder

1 tsp Garam masala

1 Cup Fresh cream

Procedure:

• Cut Paneer in cubes and fry. Soak them in warm water so that they become soft.
• Heat butter in a kadai and add the onion puree and sauté till they turn light brown in color. (This is also known as brown paste.)
• Add Ginger garlic paste to the brown paste mixture and sauté for some time.
• Then add the Kashmiri chili powder, coriander powder, cashew paste, tomato puree, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and salt and sauté for some time.
• Add the soaked paneer cubes, little water and allow it to cook till the gravy becomes semi-solid.
• Finally garnish it with fresh cream.
• The delicious Paneer Butter Masala is ready to be served! 

Note:

• Fresh cream can be replaced by Milk.
• Add only small amount of Garam masala it can spoil the entire content