Paneer Butter Masala with fresh cream

Name: Paneer Butter Masala with fresh cream
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 gms fresh paneer cubed; 3 tomatoes chopped; 2 onions chopped; 1-2 dry red chillies; 8-10 cashewnuts; 1 tsp melon seeds; 1 tsp sesame seeds; 1 tbsp curd; 1 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp tomato puree; 1 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp ghee/ clarified butter; 1 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp fresh cream or malai; 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 2 tsp ginger garlic paste; as required salt; 1/4 tsp sugar; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1 inch cinnamon; 3 cloves; 2 cardamoms; 1 tbsp kasoori methi/dry fenugreek leaves; 2 tbsp fresh cream; 1 tbsp coriander chopped

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Paneer Butter Masala is one of the most popular North Indian style recipes in Indian cuisine. Soft, succulent paneer cubes simmered in a creamy rich gravy made with spices, onions ,tomatoes,cashewnuts and butter makes it simply irresistible and pairs very well with any Indian bread like tandoori roti, naan, lachha paratha or with jeera/cumin rice.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

45 minutes

4 servings

250 gmsfresh paneer cubed
For gravy :
3tomatoes chopped
2onions chopped
1-2dry red chillies
8-10cashewnuts
1 tspmelon seeds
1 tspsesame seeds
1 tbspcurd
1 tbspoil
Other ingredients:
1 tbsptomato puree
1 tbspbutter
1 tbspghee/ clarified butter
1 tbspoil
1 tbspfresh cream or malai
1 tspKashmiri Red Chilli Powder
1 tspcoriander powder
1/2 tspturmeric powder
2 tspginger garlic paste
as required salt
1/4 tspsugar
1/2 tspgaram masala
1 inchcinnamon
3cloves
2cardamoms
1 tbspkasoori methi/dry fenugreek leaves
2 tbspfresh cream
1 tbspcoriander chopped

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Steps

45 minutes

1

Cut paneer into cubes.Smear 1/4 th tsp salt and set aside.To make homemade garam masala, dry roast 1 tbsp cumin seeds, 3-4 bay leaves,7-8 cardamom,2 inch stick cinnamon,4-5 dry red chillies,8-10 black peppercorns.Grind to a powder and preserve in an airtight container. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan or wok.Sprinkle cumin seeds and whole garam masalas.When they sizzle,add chopped onion and fry till translucent.Add chopped tomatoes and pinch of salt and saute till mushy.Add cashewnuts and saute.
2

Also add sesame and melon seeds.Fry few minutes and set aside to cool.Grind to a paste with curd and 1 tsp thick malai.
3

Heat 1 tsp butter,1 tbsp oil and 1 tsp ghee in a pan.Add Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder and saute.Add tomato puree,ginger garlic paste,salt to taste and saute till there is no raw smell of ginger and garlic.Add kasoori methi,coriander and turmeric powder.Then add the pureed paste,garam masala,rest of butter,salt and sugar to taste.Add 1 cup water,simmer and cook for 20 minutes till oil floats on top.Sprinkle a teaspoon of kasoori methi and toss.
4

Add paneer cubes.Mix and simmer for 2 more minutes.Garnish with chopped coriander and top with some more cream or malai and serve hot with lachha paratha,tandoori roti,naan or jeera/cumin rice.