Paneer Butter Masala Recipe How To Make Paneer Butter Masala Food

PANEER BUTTER MASALA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; fry paneer in 2 batches until golden, about 5 minutes. Transfer fried paneer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain, retaining vegetable oil in skillet.
• Melt butter in the same skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add ginger paste and garlic paste. Continue to cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Stir cashews, ground red chiles, cumin, coriander, and garam masala into onion mixture. Cook and stir for 1 minute.
• Stir tomato sauce, half-and-half, milk, sugar, and salt into spice mixture; simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add fried paneer and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes more.

PANEER BUTTER MASALA

Steps:

• Grind the chopped onions, garlic & ginger into a coarse paste. Keep it aside.
• Heat 1/2 tbsp butter in a heavy bottom pan.
• Add cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf and cardamom.
• Fry 4 seconds.
• Now add the 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.