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Monday 8 December 2014

Food In India Paneer Butter Masala

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This paneer butter masala recipe is easy and quick to make. within minutes you will have a restaurant style paneer butter masala ready.

paneer butter masala is one of the most famous paneer dish along with palak paneer, kadai paneer, paneer makhani, paneer makhanwala and matar paneer. paneer butter masala is served in almost all indian restaurants and is loved by many people. no wonder, this recipe is one of most popular recipe in the blog and tried and tested by many readers. you can read the comments below which has lot of tips from readers as well as myself.

this recipe of paneer butter masala is also similar to the way i would make butter chicken many years back. for the first time i had learnt how to make butter chicken during my home science days. later i used to use the same recipe for making butter paneer. some adaptations and improvisations have happened throughout the years.

the paneer butter masala gravy is made of tomato puree and the regular indian herbs-spices. again as in the garlic bread recipe, here i have used nutralite instead of butter. here the paneer used is organic paneer.

generally in butter chicken or butter paneer, cream is added. in this paneer butter masala recipe to give a creamy consistency and a sweet tinge, i have added cashew paste.

i never use any coloring agents in the food i make at home. what you see in the pics, is the way the paneer butter masala gravy actually looked. the organic tomatoes had such a beautiful red color and the final curry had beautiful tones of orangish red.

so when making paneer butter masala, make sure to use ripe, red and firm tomatoes. also use good quality fresh paneer or make your own homemade paneer. making paneer at home is easy and i always use homemade paneer for my dishes. vegans can make the same recipe with tofu and use vegan butter as substitutes for paneer and butter respectively.

lets start step by step restaurant style paneer butter masala recipe:

1: add oil and butter in a pan. adding oil prevents the butter from browning too quickly.

adding butter in pan for paneer butter masala dish

2: add bay leaf and fry for some seconds till the oil becomes fragrant.

add bay leaf for paneer masala

3: add ginger garlic paste or crushed ginger garlic. fry till the raw aroma of the ginger-garlic disappears.

add ginger garlic paste to paneer masala

4: pour the tomato puree. stir.

tomato puree for paneer butter masala

5: when the puree begins to cook. after 5-6 minutes, add red chili powder.

red chilli powder for paneer masala

6: stir and continue to saute till the oil starts leaving the sides of the pan. the whole sauting takes about 12-13 minutes on a low flame.

preparing tomato puree for paneer butter masala

7: add the cashew paste.

cashew paste for paneer masala

8: saute till the cashew paste is cooked and again the oil will start to leave the sides of the masala. the cashew will begin to cook fast. approx 3-4 minutes on a low flame. keep on stirring.

sauting cashew paste for paneer butter masala dish

9: add water. you see whitish colored water. the jar i used to make cashew paste. in the same jar i added water and blended so that the remaining cashew paste stuck to the bottom and sides of the jar gets mixed with the water. thus you don’t need to scrape the sides and bottom of the jar.

making cashew paste for paneer butter masala recipe

10: let the curry simmer. after 2-3 mins, add ginger juliennes. the curry will begin to thicken.

preparing paneer butter masala curry

11: add the slit green chilies, salt and sugar (optional) after 3-4 minutes and stir.

paneer butter masala preparation

12: after a minute, add the diced or cubed paneer. keep in mind the consistency you want before you add paneer as you will be cooking the paneer for a few minutes. you can also fry the paneer and then add the paneer once the gravy has become creamy.

adding paneer cubes in paneer butter masala

13: stir gently and let the paneer cook in the gravy for 2-3 minutes or till they become soft and cooked. lastly add crushed kasuri methi leaves and garam masala. stir. addition of crushed kasuri methi gives a restaurant flavor and i add them in most of my restaurant style recipes like rajma masala, dal tadka, gobi masala and bhindi masala.

paneer butter masala gravy

14: stir and serve paneer butter masala hot garnished with coriander leaves, julienned ginger and dotted with butter or cream. good combo for paneer butter masala is garlic naan or butter naan. you can also check these naan recipes to go along with this delicious paneer recipe – naan recipe with yeast, naan without yeast and whole wheat naan.