Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Paneer butter masala (पनीर बटर मसाला)

This is my daughter's favourite dish. Every time I get paneer from the store, she asks me to make this dish. I found a simple recipe for paneer butter masala at this site. It is quick and easy.


Ingredients:
200 gms of paneer cubed
3 medium sized tomatoes pureed
1 1/2 tsp of ginger-garlic paste
1/2 cup cashewnuts soaked
1 tsp of garam masala
1/2 tsp of chilli powder
1/2 tsp of butter and oil for frying
coriander leaves for garnish
fresh cream for garnish (optional)
Salt as per taste

Serves:
3 people

Add butter and oil to the kadhai. Add 1-2 bay leaves and shallow fry paneer cubes. Keep them aside once done. In the same kadhai, fry ginger garlic paste. Next add tomato puree and stir fry until it leaves oil from the side. Now add red chilli powder and garam masala. Grind the soaked cashew nuts to form a paste. Add this paste to the kadhai and stir fry for 1-2 minutes until it leaves oil from the side. Now add about 1 cup of water to the curry. Add sale and stir the curry well. Let it simmer for some time till the curry thickens a bit. Finally add fried paneer cubes and simmer for a minute. Garnish with fresh cream and chopped coriander leaves.

1 comment:

  1. Tried this with only one substitute - did not have cream at home so added whole milk instead. Very simple recipe and turned out quite satisfying. Thank you for a yummy dinner!

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