Paneer Butter Masala

Paneer Butter Masala, the most famous and known recipe from Indian Cusine. The perfect combination of spiciness and creaminess makes you fall in love with the recipe. This recipe is simply irresistible and served with any Indian bread or ghee rice. It looks like a tough recipe to prepare at home, but actually easy to prepare.

This is home style cooking, so I have never used any coloring agents yet I achieved the exact color of the recipe you get in hotels. The color is completely based on your red tomatoes.  Try to use ripe red tomatoes.

Ingredients :  

• Paneer cubes - 1 cup 
• Chopped onion - 1 no 
• Chopped tomato - 2 no 
• Chopped ginger - 1 inch piece 
• Garlic - 7 nos 
• Cinnamon stick - 1 no 
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp 
• Green cardamom - 1 no 
• Cashew nuts - 3 nos 
• Butter - 4 tsp
• Cream - 1 tsp 
• Chilly powder - 2 tsp 
• Kasturi methi - 1/2 tsp 
• Salt for taste 

For Gravy : 

I have already mentioned in my other recipe about cooking paneer. Please click on the link (Cooking Paneer Soft )   

1. In a pan, add 1 tsp of butter and add cinnamon stick, cumin seeds, and green cardamom 
2. Add ginger and garlic, fry for 2-3 minutes in low flame 
   
3. Add sliced onion and cook soft 
4. Add tomato and cook in low flame 
5. Add cashew nuts 
   
6. Add 1/2 cup of water and boil the onion and tomato till soft 
7. This takes almost 10 minutes in low flame, cover, and cook 
8. In a mixer, add the onion and tomato mixture and grind into fine paste 
9. In the same pan, add remaining butter and add chilly powder and fry (Don't burn it) 
10. Add the onion and tomato paste and mix well 
    
11. Add Kasturi methi and salt required for the gravy 
12. Bring it to boil (If the gravy is thick add 1/4 cup of water) 
13. Add the paneer cubes and gently mix and cook for 3 minutes in low flame 
    
14. Add cream before removing from flame