Butter Paneer Masala

Recipe & Photo Courtesy: Farhana ( My sister)

Another yummy dish from my sis

Ingredients

Paneer: 15 cubes

Onion: 1

Tomato: 1 big

Cashews: 6

Ginger & Garlic Paste: 1tsp

Kashmiri Chilli Powder: 1tsp

Turmeric Powder: a pinch

Coriander Powder: ¼ tsp

Garam Masala: ¼ tsp

Cardamom, cinnamon, Bay leaf: 1 each

Cloves: 2

Salt: needed

Butter: as req

Fresh Cream: 2tbsp

Cumin Seeds: ½ tsp

Method Of Preparation

Soak Paneer in hot water for 30 minutes. Meanwhile in a sauce pan add butter and cumin seeds to it.

Then add chopped onion and saute till it turns translucent. Add in ginger garlic paste. Then add Kashmiri chilli powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder and garam masala. After sauting for a minute, add tomato and stir well till it cooks and mashed up well. Add in cashew paste to it. When this cools grind it into a smooth paste.

Heat butter in a pan and add in garam whole spices and add the grinded mix and salt. Stir it in low flame for 10minutes and add the paneer cubes to it.  After 5 minutes add fresh cream and switch off the flame. Then garnish it with coriander leaves.

Note: Don’t overcook Paneer, or else it will turn rubbery.