Easy Paneer Butter Masala | Paneer Butter Masala Without Cream

PANEER BUTTER MASALA WITHOUT CREAM

Paneer Butter Masala - rich, creamy, luscious gravy made with an onion-tomato base and a few spices along with paneer / Indian cottage cheese. This mild gravy is best paired with roti, naan or jeera rice.

Paneer Butter Masala is a Punjabi dish. Here I give you my version of making easy paneer butter masala without cream. Yes, you heard it. With no cream masala gravy.

Paneer is fresh, soft but firm cottage cheese popular in Indian cuisine. Paneer is a very versatile dairy product and used in an assortment of Indian curries, snacks and sweets. You can find paneer at any local Indian grocery stores. Some Costco stores also carry paneer. If you are a bachelor, this recipe is must to try, I am sure everyone will lick their fingers after eating this yummy curry.

This paneer butter masala gravy goes well with chapathi, naan, roti, jeera rice or pulao. Though, shahi paneer, kadai paneer, matar paneer, paneer tikka masala are most common curry we often make, this easy paneer butter masala is also an ultimate treat to our taste buds!

Paneer butter masala is one of the kind which is a rich and laborious recipe, involving too many ingredients and processes and so it never becomes an easy option for home makers to include it in their regular menu.

But here's an easy version that your must try and after trying this one you will be making it almost everyday for your dinner or whenever you crave paneer butter masala.

Trust me it involves very little effort and needs about just 15-20 minutes to complete this dish. There's no need to blanch tomatoes, no fresh cream needed and it still tastes so yum! Serve it with tandoori, roti or poori's or with some rice and relish! Follow my step by step photo recipe to prepare Paneer Butter Masala without cream. If you like this recipe share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

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RECIPE FOR PANEER BUTTER MASALA

Coarse : Lunch / Dinner

Cuisine : Indian

Author : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time : 10 min

Cook Time : 20 min

Total Time : 30 min

INGREDIENTS

1 onion - roughly chopped

2 tomato - roughly chopped

10 cashews

3 tbsp unsalted butter

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp red chilli powder

1.5 tsp coriander powder

3/4 tsp garam masala powder

salt - to taste

3/4 cup water

250 gm paneer - cubed

1 tsp kasoori methi

PROCEDURE

add roughly chopped onion, tomato and cashews into the mixer jar and grind to a smooth paste and set aside

heat unsalted butter in a nonstick pan, as soon as it starts to melt, add ginger garlic paste and saute well for 1 minute or until the raw smell goes

then add onion tomato paste and along with turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and salt

mix well and cover with lid and cook the masala for 3-4 minutes or until the raw smell leaves and the masala cooked

the masala will thicken immediately and it form likes a thick mass, then immediately add 3/4 cup water and stir well to combine

bring this mixture to boil for 1-2 minute, then add cubed paneers and kasoori methi together

cover with lid and cook the paneer cubes for 5 minutes in low flame. once paneer cooked well remove the curry from the flame and serve with chapathi, roti or naan

Enjoy!

NOTES

do not cook paneer too much as it will turn rubbery and always serve paneer dishes quickly after you cook
adjust spice level according to your taste
if your onion tomato paste do not get cooked well your curry will be ruined. always make sure to cook it until there is not raw smell and then add your paneer cubes.

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