Paneer Butter Masala Recipe

Name: Paneer Butter Masala Recipe
Total time: 3600 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 tbsp Ghee; 4 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp Oil; 2 cups fresh paneer; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 small piece of Cinnamon stick; 9-12 black pepper corns; 1 black cardamom; 4 cloves; 1 bay leaf; 1/2 inch ginger cut into slices; 4-5 garlic cloves cut into slices; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1/2 tbsp green chili paste; 1 kashmiri dried red chili; 1/4 cup coriander stems; handful cashews; 1.5 cups red onion cut into slices; salt to taste; 4 red ripe tomatoes; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 2 tsp kashmiri red chili powder; 1 tbsp kasuri methi; chopped coriander to garnish; Water as need to adjust gravy consistency

Purvee’s Tasty Kitchen @purvhee

United States

Paneer Butter Masala requires few khada masala (whole spices) in comparison to Paneer Tikka Masala. This easy and tasty Paneer Butter Masala recipe is so much better than restaurant. Why it is better than restaurant ? Because I know what exactly went in. Nothing can beat making a dish from scratch using fresh ingredients. Try it out and I promise you would love it.

Purvee’s Tasty Kitchen @purvhee

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Ingredients

1 hr

3 tbspGhee
4 tbspbutter
2 tbspOil
2 cupsfresh paneer
1 tspcumin seeds
1small piece of Cinnamon stick
9-12black pepper corns
1black cardamom
4cloves
1bay leaf
1/2 inchginger cut into slices
4-5garlic cloves cut into slices
1 tbspginger garlic paste
1/2 tbspgreen chili paste
1kashmiri dried red chili
1/4 cupcoriander stems
handfulcashews
1.5 cupsred onion cut into slices
salt to taste
4red ripe tomatoes
1/4 tspturmeric powder
2 tspkashmiri red chili powder
1 tbspkasuri methi
chopped coriander to garnish
Water as need to adjust gravy consistency

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Steps

1 hr

1

In a pan add ghee and sauté Paneer cubes
2

Once it turns golden brown from all the sides turn off the stove. Add tsp of red chili powder along with salt to taste and mix.
3

In a pan add tbsp of each ghee, butter & Oil. Add cumin seeds and once it is toasted add cloves, black cardamom, cinnamon stick and black pepper corns. sauté everything for quick 1-2 minutes.
4

Add bay leaf, cashews, dried chili, ginger garlic slices and coriander stems and sauté well.
5

Add onions & salt to taste. Sauté & once onions turns translucent add tomatoes and sauté well. Cover and let it cook for 5-7 minutes or until tomatoes are cooked. Once it is cooked add turmeric & Kashmiri red chili powder. Mix well. Let it cook for another 5 minutes and turn off the stove.Let this mixture completely cool down.
6

Once it is completely cool down take Cinnamon stick out & blend it into smooth gravy. Strain if needed.
7

In a pan add tbsp of each Ghee, Butter and Oil. Add ginger garlic & green chili paste. Sauté.
8

Add tsp of red chili powder and add prepared Gravy. Let it simmer for 5-7 minutes. Add water as needed to adjust gravy consistency at this point.
9

Rub kasoori methi between hands and add. Add sautéed paneer cubes and mix well. Garnish with coriander and serve hot with Naan, Rice or Paratha.

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Purvee’s Tasty Kitchen @purvhee

on March 19, 2025 13:14

United States

Hello,My name is Purvhee and I am a food and photography content creator! I love cooking and baking. I learned ABC of cooking from my grandmother and my mom. I started helping my mommy in the kitchen from very young age and enjoyed every bit of it. In 2011, right after having first child I decided to take care of him and so I became full time homemaker. Being home I was spending lot of time in the kitchen and experimenting many new dishes. I learned baking from watching YouTube videos and really liked baking.In 2020 during Covid Pandemic I had my second child. I was anxious to take care of kid during pick of covid and postpartum depression was real! I wanted to shift my focus and that is when I decided to start sharing my cooking journey. I started learning photography and videography on my own with help of books and YouTube videos. I love sharing my love for food and it really makes me happy when I get to see recreation of my recipes.I am here on this platform to share tasty recipes full of love with you all. Let's dive into the world of fresh ingredients, amazing spices and vegetarian delights.