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Paneer Butter Masala is a traditional Punjabi recipe in which soft pieces of Paneer are cooked in rich creamy butter & tomato gravy. Paneer Butter Masala goes by various names like Butter Paneer, Paneer Makhani etc., the dish is characterized by rich and aromatic gravy made by using onion tomato puree, cashew paste and some essential Indian spices.

Paneer butter masala is one of the most popular paneer recipes in Indian cuisine. The combination of spiciness and creaminess of its gravy makes it simply versatile to be served with any Indian bread. Whether you serve it with tandoori roti, naan, kulcha, paratha or with steamed rice. 

Paneer butter masala tastes yummy. Paneer Butter Masala though a top ordered dish in Indian restaurants. To make Paneer Butter Masala at home take a look at the video or follow the step by step recipe posted below. 

Paneer Butter Masala Video Recipe

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Recipe for Paneer Butter Masala

Course       :  Side dish for Naan and Roti
Cuisine      :  North India
Author       :  Startup Cooking
Prep Time  :  15 min
Cook Time :  35 min
Total Time :   50 min


INGREDIENTS

• 1 Onion (roughly chopped)

• 1 Tomato (roughly chopped)

• 5 garlic

• 1 inch ginger

• 4 green chilli

• 3 cloves

• 1 inch cinnamon

• 1 tsp turmeric powder

• 1 tbsp chilli powder

• 1 tsp garam masala

• salt as needed

• 2 tbsp cashew paste

• 500g Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese)

• butter as needed

• 2 tbsp oil

• 2 tbsp kasoori methi 

PROCEDURE

• In a pan, add oil, followed by onion, tomato, garlic, ginger, green chilli, cloves and cinnamon.

• saute for few minutes till translucent.

• cool completely

• grind to a smooth paste

• In another pan, add 1 tbsp butter

• add paneer, fry for a minute till turns slight golden brown, keep it aside.

• in the same pan, add butter, followed by onion tomato mixture, turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala and salt

• mix well

• add required water

• cover and cook till oil separates from the gravy.

• add cashew paste

• mix thoroughly

• cook for 1 minute in low flame

• finally, crush kasoori methi

• mix thoroughly

• serve hot with naan, roti and chapathi.