Paneer Butter Masala

Paneer Butter Masala

Ingredients:

100 gms Paneer cut into pieces. Shallow fry them until light golden brown.
2 Medium Onion boiled and ground to a paste.
3 Medium Tomatoes boiled and pureed.
3 Tblspn Cashwenuts soaked in hot water for about 1-2 hours and then grind it to make thick paste.
1 Tblspn Ginger+Garlic Paste.
3 Tblspn Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
2 Tblspn Garam-Masala
1 Tblspn Coriander Powder (Dhaniya Powder)
1/2 Tblspn Cumin Powder (Jeera Powder)
1 Tspn Cumin Seeds (Jeera)
1 Tblspn Kasuri Methi
Salt as per taste
4-5 Tblspn Butter (You can add lil more if u wish to)
2-3 Bay Leaves, 1 Badi or Masala Elaichi, 2-3 Cloves , 2-3 Green Cardamoms.

Method:

• Heat butter in Kadai and add cumin seeds, bay leaves, cloves, masala elaichi and green cardamoms.
• Saute well.
• Now add ginger+garlic paste and saute well.
• Add boiled onion paste and saute till it becomes brown in color.
• Now add tomato puree and mix well. Add 2-3 tspns cashewnut paste and mix well. (We are not adding fresh cream to this gravy, so you can add lil more cashew paste as it gives nice creamy texture to the gravy.)
• Now add kashimiri Salt, Red-Chilli powder, Garam-masala, Coriander powder and Cumin powder to the mixture.
• Add water to the mixture and bring it to a boil.
• Crush kasuri methi with your palms and add to the gravy.
• Add fried paneer pieces, cover and cook for about 5-6 minutes.
• Add spoonful of butter to the gravy and mix well. 
• Garnish with lil kasuri methi and grated paneer. (You can add Fresh Cream also.)
• Serve hot with Naan, Roti.

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