Restaurant Style Paneer Butter Masala

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High-quality homemade restaurant-style paneer butter masala. Perfect with flatbreads or rice.

The paneer can be substituted with spiced grilled chicken and you will have Butter Chicken (restaurant Style)!

Enjoy! 😊

Restaurant Style Paneer Butter Masala

High-quality homemade restaurant-style paneer butter masala. Perfect with flatbreads or rice.

The paneer can be substituted with spiced grilled chicken and you will have Butter Chicken (restaurant Style)!

Enjoy! 😊

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Ingredients

1.5 hours
4 servings
  1. 300 GramsPaneer
  2. Sauce
  3. 3-4medium size ripened Tomatoes (Sweetish)
  4. 1medium size Red Onion
  5. 3Garlic Pods
  6. 2dry Chilies (medium heat)
  7. 15Raw Cashews
  8. 2Cardamom pods
  9. 2Cloves
  10. 1Small cinnamon stick
  11. 1/2 teaspooncumin seeds
  12. 2 spoonssunflower Oil
  13. 1 CupWater
  14. 3/4 spoonHoney
  15. 50 gramsButter
  16. Powders
  17. 1 teaspoonKashmiri Chilli powder
  18. 1/2 teaspoonchili powder
  19. 1/2 teaspooncumin powder
  20. 1 teaspooncoriander powder
  21. 1/2 teaspoongaram masala powder
  22. Salt to taste
  23. Garnishing
  24. 1 teaspoondry kasuri methi (Fenugreek) leaves
  25. 1 spoonFresh coriander leaves (optional)
  26. 1 spoonCream (optional)

Cooking Instructions

1.5 hours
  1. 1

    Saute Onions, 2 dry red chilies, Garlic pods, ripened Tomatoes in oil with 2 cloves, 2 cardamom pods, a small cinnamon stick, and a teaspoon of cumin seeds for 5-6 mins

  2. 2

    Add in raw cashews and saute for 2 mins

  3. 3

    Add 1 cup of water with a little salt (salt to taste)

  4. 4

    Pressure cook for 10 mins and Let it cool

  5. 5

    Blend the cooked ingredients into a fine paste

  6. 6

    Pass the sauce paste through a Sifter - this will make the paste finer and will remove any large pieces

  7. 7

    In a saucepan, on low heat - add some butter, once starting to melt (Butter should not burn)

  8. 8

    Add the fine sauce from Step 6

  9. 9

    Add Kashmiri Chilli powder, chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, and honey and mix them into the sauce

  10. 10

    Cook the sauce on the lowest possible heat for 20 mins with a lid on

  11. 11

    Taste the sauce - Adjust any powders as required

  12. 12

    Add cubed paneer pieces to the sauce and cook for 30 minutes on the lowest possible heat with a lid on

  13. 13

    Add dry kasuri methi (Fenugreek) leaves

  14. 14

    Add fresh coriander leaves (optional)

  15. 15

    Remove the sauce pan from heat

  16. 16

    Drizzle fresh cream

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