Wednesday, 28 December 2016

How to prepare paneer butter masala?

Paneer butter masala is one of the favorite paneer recipes ever for all vegetarians.
It is a Punjabi recipe, which is served in all Indian restaurants.
It can be served along with any Indian breads or steamed rice.
Creaminess of the gravy makes one go mad about it.
Let us see how to prepare this scrumptious recipe in a quick and simple way.


State of Origin: Punjab
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Serve with: Indian breads, steamed rice
No. of serves: 4

To know the calorie count and nutritional facts about this dish, follow the below link.


Ingredients:

1. Paneer cubes (desired size) - 60 gms
2. chopped onions, tomatoes and green chillies – 1 cup each
3. Fresh garlic and ginger paste- 1 table spoon
4. milk – 1 cup
5. Cashew nuts – 20 gms
6. butter- 2 cubes
7. Cheese (used for garnishing)
8. Coriander powder, red chilli powder, methi(fenugreek)  powder,jeera (cumin seed) powder- 1 tea spoon each
9. water – sufficient amount
10. lemon, coriander leaves.

Preparation:
1. Heat some butter in a pan and sauté some fresh garlic ginger paste until its raw aroma goes off.
2. Add chopped onion to it and stir until its colour changes.
3. Add chopped tomatoes and sauté well for 2-3 minutes.
4. Take half of the content and grind it for the gravy.
5. Blend some milk and few cashews.
6. Mix required amount of coriander powder, chilli powder, methi(fenugreek seed) powder, jeera(cumin) powder in milk and put aside.
7. Add the tomato and onion paste back to the pan.
8. Add some salt and turmeric powder.
9. Add cashew-milk paste to it.
10. Add milk and powder mix (mentioned in step 6)to the content.
11. Stir well and leave for 2 minutes.
12. Add paneer cubes to the content and stir well.
13. Leave the mixture for 5 minutes; add some water if required for desired amount of gravy.
14. Switch off the stove and squeeze some lemon if required.
15. transfer to serving bowl and garnish with grated cheese and chopped coriander leaves.

16. Serve hot with Indian breads or steamed rice.

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