Paneer Butter Masala Recipe #112304
I borrowed this recipe from my North Indian friend. This goes well with naans, phulkas, fried rice & pulaos this dish is calcium rich as it contains paneer.
by crazy cook
40 min | 10 min prep
SERVES 5
- 250 g panir
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 2 cloves
- 2 cardamom
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- salt, to taste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala
- 3 tablespoons tomato puree
- 4 teaspoons cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons kasuri methi
- 1 onion
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 inch fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon chopped coriander
- Heat 1/2 tbsp butter in a heavy bottom pan.
- Add cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf and cardamom.
- Fry 4 seconds.
- Add paste (onion, ginger, garlic coarse paste with less or no water).
- Fry it till golden brown.
- Add all the dry powders, sugar, tomato puree; fry for 2 minutes.
- Now add 2 cups water,reduce heat to low let the gravy simmer for 8 minutes.
- Now mix in cream, rest of the butter, kasuri methi & paneer.
- Also the salt as per taste.
- Cook till paneer is soft.
- Serve hot garnished with chopped coriander.
- One can substitute milk for cream if diet conscious.
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