paneer butter masala – a mouth watering delicacy

PANEER BUTTER MASALA - A MOUTH WATERING DELICACY

Enter into any North Indian Restaurant and you will see Paneer Butter

Masala on the top of the menu list. Enter any function or marriage, you

will find a separate paneer (cheese) snack stall. People will rush towards

this stall and this particular stall would witness a serpentine queue

within minutes to savor those majestic lip smacking paneer dishes and

snacks. Even a glimpse of Panner Butter Masala makes a paneer lover

hungry even if their stomachs are already stuffed. Any main-course

would be incomplete without this famous Punjabi dish. Not only Panner

Butter Masala but anything made with paneer (cheese) tastes awesome

whether it is Kadai Paneer, mutter paneer, Palak Paneer, Paneer Bhurji,

Paneer Kofta, Paneer Makhani biryani, Paneer Jalfrezi, Paneer Pakora,

Paneer Tikka or Paneer Prantha. I am addicted to paneer and can’t

imagine surviving without Cheese.

INGREDIENTS FOR PANEER BUTTER MASALA

S. No. Ingredients Quantity

1 Paneer (cut into cubes) 8 oz or 200-250 grams

Tomatoes 3 medium sized chopped

2 Green chilies 3-43 Ginger 1½ inch piece

4 Cream ½ cup

5 Butter 2-3 tbsp6 Coriander Powder 1 tbsp7 Red chili powder ½ tsp8 Turmeric powder ½ tsp9 Coriander powder 1 tsp

10 Spices Mixture(Garam Masala) ½ tsp12 Cumin powder ½ tsp13 Dry fenugreek leaves 1 tsp

DIRECTIONS FOR PANEER BUTTER MASALA

1. In order to make gravy we will first

make a paste of ginger, green chilies

and tomatoes.

2. Cut all the above stated ingredients

coarsely and grind to make fine paste

in mixture jar (Peel the tomatoes and

ginger before you cut and grind them).

3. Heat 1tbsp butter in the pan till the

time it melts.

4. Now add cumin powder, coriander

powder, turmeric powder and sauté

them for 2-3 minutes on low flame.

5. Now add the tomatoes-ginger- green

chili paste followed by red chili powder

and 1 tsp dry fenugreek leaves.

6. Now add garam masala , cream and salt (as per taste) to the mixture.

7. Then add ½ a cup of water and let it boil.

8. After the gravy starts boiling add paneer cubes into it.

9. (You can also cut paneer into

triangular pieces.)

10. Cover it with lid and let it cook for

4-5 minutes on a low flame.

11. Add rest of butter, mix it well and

serve delicious restaurant like Paneer

Butter Masala.

12. You can add green coriander leaves and crushed black pepper for the seasoning.

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