Paneer Butter Masala

Name: Paneer Butter Masala
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 6 Tomatoes; 200 gm Paneer (cubed); Coriander - 2 Tbsp (Chopped); 3 Onions(chopped); 3 Tbsp Butter; 2 Black Cardamom; 4 Green Cardamom; Bay Leaf - 2; 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds; 2 Tbsp Oil; 1 1/2 Tb Ginger Garlic Paste; Salt as required; 2 Tbsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder; 1 Tsp Cumin Powder; 1 Tsp Garam Masala; 1 Tsp Kastoori Methi; 3 Tbsp Cream/Malai

Mamta Agrawal @cook_9214619

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Ingredients

6Tomatoes
200 gmPaneer (cubed)
Coriander - 2 Tbsp (Chopped)
3Onions(chopped)
3 TbspButter
2Black Cardamom
4Green Cardamom
Bay Leaf - 2
1 TspCumin Seeds
2 TbspOil
1 1/2 TbGinger Garlic Paste
Salt as required
2 TbspKashmiri Red Chilli Powder
1 TspCumin Powder
1 TspGaram Masala
1 TspKastoori Methi
3 TbspCream/Malai

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Steps

1

Puree the tomatoes and chop the onions.Keep a side.
2

In a pan, add the oil. Once hot, add the cumin seeds, bay leaf, and open the cardamoms and add them and then add add ginger garlic paste as well. Let them sizzle. Add the butter, once it melts well add the chopped onions and salt. Stir well and cook in medium flame until light golden. Then add in the tomato puree. Stir and cook for about 15 minutes or until it leaves the sides.
3

Add the cumin powder, red chilli powder, garam masala and kasoori methi. Crush the kasoori methi in between your hands before adding.
4

When the spices are cooked add the water as required. I added about 1 cup in total. Add chopped coriander and the cubed paneer and cream/malai. Stir well and cook for about 5 minutes. Stir well and serve hot with tandoori rotis, naans, rice.