Thursday, December 3, 2009

Paneer Butter Masala


Ingredients:
• 250 gm Paneer
• 2 Onions (blanched and pureed)
• 2tbsp Butter
• 2 tbsp Tomato puree
• 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
• 2 tbsp Cashew nut paste
• 2 tbsp Kashmiri chili powder
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Garam masala
• 1 Cup Fresh cream
 .  2 bay leaf
.  few corriander leaves
.  1tsp kasoorimethi
. 1/4 tsp cumin powder
How to make Paneer Butter Masala:
• Cut Paneer in cubes and fry. .
• Heat butter in a kadai and add bay leaf and  the onion puree and sauté till they turn light brown in color. (This is also known as brown paste)
• Add Ginger garlic paste to the brown paste mixture and sauté for sometime.
• Then add the Kashmiri chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, kasoorimethyi,cashew paste, tomato puree, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and salt and sauté for sometime.
• Add the  fried paneer cubes, little water and allow it to cook till the gravy becomes semi-solid.

• Finally garnish it with fresh cream and corriander leaves on top.
• Paneer Butter Masala is ready. serve with nan or rotis.

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