Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, butter paneer masala. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
This Paneer Butter Masala recipe is a rich and creamy dish of paneer (cottage cheese) in a tomato, butter and cashew sauce (known as Makhani gravy). The dish has a lovely tang coming from the tomatoes and is slightly sweet with a creamy and velvety feel to it. Also known as butter paneer, it is a rich & creamy curry made with paneer, spices, onions, tomatoes, cashews and butter. It is one of the most popular dishes in Indian restaurants similar to kadai paneer, palak paneer, matar paneer and malai kofta.
Butter paneer masala is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Butter paneer masala is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook butter paneer masala using 18 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Butter paneer masala:
- Prepare 250 g paneer
- Take 2 large onions chopped
- Get 3 tomatoes chopped
- Get to taste Salt
- Prepare 12 cashew nuts
- Make ready 1 teaspoon cardamon powder
- Get 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- Get 1/2 teaspoon clove powder
- Prepare 1 bay leaf
- Take 1 tablespoon butter
- Prepare 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- Make ready 1 teaspoon jeera powder
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon minced ginger
- Make ready 1 teaspoon kasturi methi
- Take 3 tablespoons whipped cream
- Take Water as required
- Get 1 tablespoon oil
They are made in a tomato based gravy and use oodles of butter and cream which gives the gravy a smooth, creamy texture. If you are a paneer lover, here are some questions you will have. Add ginger paste and garlic paste. Stir cashews, ground red chiles, cumin, coriander, and garam masala into onion mixture.
Instructions to make Butter paneer masala:
- Add oil to a pan and add 1/2 teaspoon of cardamon powder then add the onion and salt mix for 2 mins till the onions are brown. Then add the chopped tomatoes. Wait for a few mins then add the cashew nuts salt to taste chilli powder and jeera powder simmer for a few minutes then turn off the gas. Add this to a blender with one mug of water and blend smoothly then keep aside.
- Then add butter to a wok/ large saucepan. Let the butter melt then add clove powder cinnamon powder and rest of the cardamon powder with the bay leaf. Then add the garlic and ginger and mix this well. Add a bit of chilli powder if you want the orange colour. Then add the prepared blended sauce.
- Then let this simmer till the butter comes to the top and add chopped paneer. Then with your hands crush the kasturi methi and add the whipped cream over the top. Let this simmer for a few minutes then sprinkle coriander and enjoy with fresh naan breads or rice 😊
Add ginger paste and garlic paste. Stir cashews, ground red chiles, cumin, coriander, and garam masala into onion mixture. Paneer Butter Masala is a classic Indian dish with a creamy tomato based sauce and luscious cubes of paneer dunked in it. This lightly spiced curry is easy to make and a crowd pleaser, so go ahead make it for a weeknight dinner or for your next get together. I am also sharing some fun options to serve this finger-licking delish curry.
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