Paneer Butter Masala

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 250 g panir
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 2 cloves
• 2 cardamom
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• salt, to taste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala
• 3 tablespoons tomato puree
• 4 teaspoons cream
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons kasuri methi
• 1 onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 inch fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon chopped coriander

Recipe

• 1 grind the chopped onions, garlic & ginger into a coarse paste. keep it aside.
• 2 heat 1/2 tbsp butter in a heavy bottom pan.
• 3 add cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf and cardamom.
• 4 fry 4 seconds.
• 5 now add the paste (onion, ginger, garlic coarse paste with less or no water).
• 6 fry it till golden brown.
• 7 add all the dry powders, sugar, tomato puree; fry for 2 minutes.
• 8 now add 2 cups water,reduce heat to low let the gravy simmer for 8 minutes.
• 9 now mix in cream, rest of the butter, kasuri methi & paneer.
• 10 also the salt as per taste.
• 11 cook till paneer is soft.
• 12 serve hot garnished with chopped coriander.
• 13 one can substitute milk for cream if diet conscious.