Paneer Butter Masala Recipe

Purvee’s Tasty Kitchen
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.

Paneer Butter Masala Recipe

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.

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Ingredients

1 hr
  1. 3 tbspGhee
  2. 4 tbspbutter
  3. 2 tbspOil
  4. 2 cupsfresh paneer
  5. 1 tspcumin seeds
  6. 1small piece of Cinnamon stick
  7. 9-12black pepper corns
  8. 1black cardamom
  9. 4cloves
  10. 1bay leaf
  11. 1/2 inchginger cut into slices
  12. 4-5garlic cloves cut into slices
  13. 1 tbspginger garlic paste
  14. 1/2 tbspgreen chili paste
  15. 1kashmiri dried red chili
  16. 1/4 cupcoriander stems
  17. handfulcashews
  18. 1.5 cupsred onion cut into slices
  19. salt to taste
  20. 4red ripe tomatoes
  21. 1/4 tspturmeric powder
  22. 2 tspkashmiri red chili powder
  23. 1 tbspkasuri methi
  24. chopped coriander to garnish
  25. Water as need to adjust gravy consistency

Cooking Instructions

1 hr
  1. 1

    In a pan add ghee and sauté Paneer cubes

  2. 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. 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. 4

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

  5. 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. 6

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

  7. 7

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

  8. 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. 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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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.
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