Paneer Butter Masala | Restaurant style


How To Make Paneer Butter Masala

Paneer butter masala is one of favorite dish in the indian restaurant. It is preparing with main ingredients Paneer and Butter. It is served with Roti, Naan, chappathi or Fried rice


Preparaion time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Soaking time: 4 hours
Total times: 45 minutes
Serving: 4
Course: Curry
Cuisine: Indian recipe

Ingredients:

50 Gram Paneer
1 Big size Onion, Finely Chopped
1 Bayleaf
2 Piece Cinnamons
2 Cardamoms
3 Cloves
½ tblsp Chilly Powder
½ tblsp sugar
3 Tblsp Butter
Salt as needed
Water as needed

For Grinding:

2 Onion, Chopped
3 Medium size Tomato
1 Tblsp Ginger and Garlic Paste
2 Cardamom
1 Tblsp Chilly Powder
1 Tblsp Coriander Powder
1 Tblsp Garam masala Powder


For garnishing:

Methi leaves

Preparation:

1.      Transfer the Ginger and garlic to the blender, grind it then keep aside
2.     Cut the paneer as small pieces and keep aside


Method:
Gravy Masala:

1.       In a pan add 1 tblsp oil and add Cardamom and onion, sauté it till gets transparent
2.      Add Ginger & garlic paste and sauté them till raw smell disappear
3.      Add Tomato, sauté it till gets mushy
4.      Add Chilly powder, Coriander powder and garam masala, sauté them for a minute. Transfer the fried ingredients to the plate and let it cool for a minutes.
5.      Transfer the whole to the blender, grind it as a smooth paste. Transfer to the bowl and keep aside.

Gravy
1.       In a pan add 2 tblsp Butter, then add Cloves, Cinnamons, Cardamoms, Bayleaves. Sauté it on low heat for a minute
2.      Add Onion and sauté it till onion gets transparent
3.      Add Gravy masala and sauté it for a minute (Don’t fry long time because its already fried)
4.      Add Chilly powder, sugar and remaining butter. Mix well
5.      Add required water and salt let it cook till the gravy masala raw smell disappear
6.      Add cubed Paneer and methi leaves let them cook for 10 minutes
7.      Serve Paneer Butter Masala with chappathi or Naan  or Fried rice

Step by Step Pictorial:

Gravy Masala:

In a pan add 1 tblsp oil and add Cardamom 
Add onion, sauté it till gets transparent
Add Ginger & garlic paste and sauté them till raw smell disappear
Add Tomato, sauté it till gets mushy
Add Chilly powder, Coriander powder and garam masala, sauté them for a minute. 
Let it cool for a minutes.Transfer the whole to the blender, grind it as a smooth paste

Gravy :

In a pan add 2 tblsp Butter, then add Cloves, Cinnamons, Cardamoms, Bayleaves. Sauté it on low heat for a minute
Add Onion and sauté it till onion gets transparent
Add Gravy masala and sauté it for a minute (Don’t fry long time because its already fried)
Add Chilly powder, sugar, remaining butter, salt and water if required. Mix well. let it boil for a minutes
Add cubed Paneer and methi leaves 
Mix well let them cook for 10 minutes
Serve Paneer Butter Masala with chappathi or Naan  or Fried rice


Notes:
You can add 10 cashews or Batham (along with masala ingredients) when you preparing gravy masala. It will give more rich taste.









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