Today I am here with another Paneer recipe- Paneer Butter Masala. It is the most popular dish in any Indian restaurant. I am a great fan of this dish. Whenever I go to restaurant, I always order Paneer Butter Masala until I started making it at home. Only then I realised it was so easy to prepare it as available in the restaurant at home itself. My kids love this too. Though not often, I have made this dish several times but it has never made to the blog. This time I managed to click some pictures. Here, it is the recipe for restaurant style panner butter masala.
What are the ingredients needed?
To fry and grind into fine paste
Oil, 2- 3 teaspoons
Fennel seeds, 1/2 teaspoon
Cloves, 5 nos
Cinnamon, one 1" long piece
Cardamom, 4-5 nos.
Red Onion(large), 1 no. (chopped)
Tomatoes(large), 2 nos. (chopped)
Ginger Garlic paste, 1 tablespoon
Chilli Powder, 1 teaspoon
Cumin powder, 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder, 1/4 teaspoon
Coriander powder, 2 teaspoon
Garam masala, 1 teaspoon
Other ingredients:
Paneer (Indian Cottage cheese) , 8 oz (diced into 1" cubes)
Butter, 2 tablespoon
Cumin seeds, 1/2 teaspoon
Bay leaf, 1-2 nos.
Cashews (whole), 9-10 nos.
Heavy cream, 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon, to garnish (optional)
Sugar, 1 teaspoon (optional)
Kasoori methi (crushed), 1 tablespoon
How is made?
- Soak cashews in 1/4 cup warm water and grind it into a fine paste and set it aside.
- Heat skillet add oil, and fry the cubed paneer pieces such that they are slightly golden on all sides of the cube. Remove from the skillet and keep these paneer pieces aside.
- To the same skillet, add fennel seeds,cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and fry for a minute or two, then add chopped onions and fry till they turn translucent.
- Now add the chopped tomatoes, ginger garlic paste, cumin powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala and cook till the tomatoes are cooked and turn mushy.
- Now turn off the heat and let it come to room temperature. Then in a blender, puree this and set it aside.
- Add 2 tablespoons of butter in the skillet, add cumin seeds, then add bay leaf and fry for a minute.
- Then add the pureed tomato mixture, add cashew mixture, mixture well. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Now add the heavy cream, mix well and let it cook for few minutes.
- Now add the fried paneer pieces, mix well, adjust the consistency of the gravy by adding required water, add crushed kasoori methi, mix well and let it simmer for few more minutes.
- Turn off the heat and serve it warm along with rice, roti/ chappathi or naan.
Notes:
- Instead of chilli powder, add kashmiri chilli powder. It gives nice colour to the gravy.
- Adjust the chilli powder as per the personal heat tolreance level.
- Instead of heavy cream, you can replace it with milk.
Paneer butter masala perfect recipe for New year.
ReplyDeletePerfect combo with roti and nice clicks. Mouthwatering creamy dish.
ReplyDeleteYummy and this is my fav recipe too.
ReplyDeleteOh this looks so good! I'm eager to try it myself.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
Yummy recipe, its so tempting...
ReplyDeleteWishing You and You Family a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2014.
ReplyDeleteLooks absolutely delicious..drooling here.
drooling combo dear...
ReplyDeleteomg seriously mouthwatering paneer butter masala :) i can feel the flavor of it here ... looks super delicious divya :)
ReplyDeleteWow tempting and delicious butter masala aks.. Superb...:)
ReplyDeleteLooks super Yummy! Wish you a Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteWow.. I love it.. Yummy paneerr butter masala.. Happy New Year..
ReplyDeleteAppetizing dish. Wonderful photography too. Well done.
ReplyDeleteIrresistible paneer butter masala
ReplyDeletewow...your version of PBM sounds so flavorful and unique, never tried PBM this way with lots of spices...loved its color, so appetizing..will try it sometime :) tempting clicks !
ReplyDeletewonderful recipe......my family luved it
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback Aaishah.. Am glad that your family loved it :)
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