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Restaurant Style Paneer Butter Masala

Delicious creamy paneer butter masala, with mild flavours to please anyone.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Lunch & Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 Portions
Calories 262 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 250 Grams Paneer / Indian Cottage Cheese Cut into pieces
  • 1 Cup Onion Medium Chopped
  • 1.5 Cup Tomatoes Chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 10-12 Cashew
  • 2 Tablespoon Butter
  • 2 Tablespoon Oil
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt As per taste
  • 1 Teaspoon Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Sugar
  • 1 Teaspoon Coriander Powder
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Cardamom Powder
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Dried Fenugreek Leaves / Kasuri Methi
  • 4 Teaspoon Fresh Cream
  • Fresh Coriander Leaves For Garnishing

Instructions
 

  • First of all, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan then add chopped onion, tomatoes and cashews to it. Sauté for a minute and add 2 cup of water to it. Cover the pan with lid and let it boil for 10 minutes.
  • After 10 minutes, open the lid and stir. Transfer this to a grinding jar and add 2 ice cubes to it. Grind it to a fine smooth paste.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan/Kadhai. Add butter to it and once it melts, add red chilli powder and turmeric powder to it. Sauté for a minute and then add ginger garlic paste to it.
  • Once the raw smell goes off, add onion-tomato paste to it. Sauté it till this paste start leaving pan and comes together.
  • Now add coriander powder, garam masala and sauté again for a minute. Add 1.5 cup water to it and let the gravy boil. Once boiling, simmer the heat and add sugar, salt and cream to it and cook again for few minutes.
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  • Now add paneer cubes, Kasuri Methi and cardamom powder to it. Mix well and switch off the heat.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with lachha parantha or Butter naan.
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Notes

  1. I have used Kashmiri Red chilli powder in my recipe to give the gravy a nice colour. However, you can use normal red chilli powder or paprika powder.
  2. If your ground paste is not finely ground, then you can sieve it through a strainer to get fine creamy paste.
  3. I have soaked the paneer cubes in colored water for few mins, to get the orangish color. This is entirely optional, and when using color, I will say use organic food colors.
  4. If you wish to give golden color to paneer, saute the paneer in 1 tbsp of oil.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Restaurant Style Paneer Butter Masala
Amount Per Serving
Calories 262 Calories from Fat 171
% Daily Value*
Fat 19g29%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 9g
Cholesterol 28mg9%
Sodium 769mg33%
Potassium 407mg12%
Carbohydrates 14g5%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 10g20%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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