Paneer Butter Masala

Name: Paneer Butter Masala
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 onion finely sliced; 3 tomatoes finely chopped; 1 inch ginger sliced; 4 pods garlic; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; 2 tbsp butter; 6 cashew nuts; 4 cloves; 2 cardamom; 200 gms paneer diced; 2 onions finely chopped; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; 2 tbsp butter; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp cumin powder; 3/4 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; 1 tsp salt; 2 tbsp fresh cream; 2 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped

Soumini Bhattacherjee @SouminiBhattacherjee

Bengaluru

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Ingredient used: Paneer

Soumini Bhattacherjee @SouminiBhattacherjee

Bengaluru

#CA26
What's in the basket?
Mystery Basket
Week 16
Ingredient used: Paneer

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Ingredients

45 minutes

2 people

For the onion tomato paste:
2onion finely sliced
3tomatoes finely chopped
1 inchginger sliced
4 podsgarlic
2 tbspsunflower oil
2 tbspbutter
6cashew nuts
4cloves
2cardamom
For the paneer butter masala:
200 gmspaneer diced
2onions finely chopped
2 tbspsunflower oil
2 tbspbutter
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1 tspKashmiri red chilli powder
1/4 tspcumin powder
3/4 tspcoriander powder
1/2 tspgaram masala powder
1 tspsalt
2 tbspfresh cream
2 tbspcoriander leaves finely chopped

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Steps

45 minutes

1

To make the onion tomato masala, heat oil and butter in a pan.
2

Once hot add the cloves and the cardamom.
3

Now add the onion, garlic pods, ginger and sauté well.
4

Once the onions become soft add the chopped tomatoes and sauté well.
5

Add in the cashew nuts, mix and cook covered for 10 minutes till everything becomes soft and mushy.
6

After 10 minutes remove from the stove and cool down.
7

Now blend it in a blender into a smooth paste.
8

Now strain this mixture to get a fine paste.
9

Now again heat oil and butter in a kadai.
10

Once hot add the finely chopped onions and cook till it turns pinkish brown in colour.
11

Now add the turmeric powder, Kashmiri red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, salt and mix well.
12

Now add in the prepared onion and tomato paste, mix well and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
13

Now add on fresh cream and mix well.
14

Now add in the diced paneer, mix well and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
15

Finally add the chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
16

Once done remove from the stove and serve hot with roti or rice.