PANEER BUTTER MASALA

Ingredients:

Paneer - 1 cup (approx 10 nos)

Butter - 7 Tablespoon

Oil - 1 Tablespoon

Onion - 1 Big

Tomato - 3 Medium

Chili powder - 1 Teaspoon

Garam masala - 1/4 teaspoon

Sugar - Half teaspoon

Kasturi methi - 1 teaspoon

Salt - As required

Bay leaves - 3 big

Cinnamon - 2 small

Cashews big - 7 to 10 

Dry chili - 2

Ginger - 1 Small

Garlic cloves big - 2

Method:

> Prepare the ingredients before starting the process

> In a pan add 2 tablespoons of butter and let it melt.

>Then add paneer into it. Roast it well for 2 min.

> keep it separately.

> In the same pan add onion. Once onion turns brown add other ingredients

> Added tomato, salt, cashews, cinnamon, bay leaves, dry chilies, piece of ginger, and garlic cloves.

>  Add some water and let it boil, Wait tomatoes turn mushy, close the lid and cook.

> Once its all cook well, cool it and make a paste consistency.

> Add water if required

>In the same pan add  remaining butter and oil

>Put bay leaves

> Add chili powder and garam masala. 

>Mix well.

>Now add paneer into it.

> Finally add sugar and Kasturi methi. Mix well and switch off the flame.

> Serve hot with poori, chapati, and naan.

Note: 

>Adding cashews will give a creamy consistency.so I did not add separate cream.

>If you add Kashmiri chili powder it will give you a darker color, I used the normal one.

Recipe by: Aarthi Manikandan

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