Paneer Butter Masala

crazy cook's Note:

I borrowed this recipe from my North Indian friend. This goes well with naans, phulkas, fried rice & pulaos this dish is calcium rich as it contains paneer.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 5

• 250 g panir
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 2 cloves
• 2 cardamom
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric
• salt , to taste
• 1 ½ teaspoons garam masala
• 3 tablespoons tomato puree
• 4 teaspoons cream
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons kasuri methi
• 1 onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 inch fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon chopped coriander

Directions:

1. Heat 1/2 tbsp butter in a heavy bottom pan.
2. Add cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf and cardamom.
3. Fry 4 seconds.
4. Add paste (onion, ginger, garlic coarse paste with less or no water).
5. Fry it till golden brown.
6. Add all the dry powders, sugar, tomato puree; fry for 2 minutes.
7. Now add 2 cups water,reduce heat to low let the gravy simmer for 8 minutes.
8. Now mix in cream, rest of the butter, kasuri methi & paneer.
9. Also the salt as per taste.
10. Cook till paneer is soft.
11. Serve hot garnished with chopped coriander.
12. One can substitute milk for cream if diet conscious.

Reviews

[hellzcookz]

it was goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood!!!!! but 1 cup of water is enough....

[Amna81]

What a great recipe! I did not have kasuri methi (fenugreek) so I used chinese cabbage leaf instead. I also added a tablespoon of tomato ketchup with the tomato puree. And I used one cup skim milk and one cup water instead of 2 cups water. The end result was simply finger licking good (literally). My husband licked the gravy off the plate with his finger!

[chaiandallthatjazz]

This is a delicious recipe!! It closely resembled what I order at my favorite Indian restaurant. I used a bit more tomato puree and less water than called for, plus a bit more heavy cream. I didn't have kasuri methi. Other than that, I followed the recipe. It was sooo yum!