Paneer butter masala is a well known gravy based paneer recipe. Paneer Butter masala is also known as Paneer Makhani or Butter Paneer.
Enjoy the creamy and rich flavors of Paneer Butter Masala, with soft paneer in a tasty spiced gravy. It’s an easy dish to make at home that tastes just like restaurant food!
Paneer Butter Masala – Pairs with what other items?
This curry is ideal for lunch or dinner time meal and it is usually served with Butter Paratha, Butter naan or Chapati (Roti).
The most popular pairing bread partner for Butter paneer is Parathas. Place your favourite pairing partner name in the comments below and also share how did you go with preparing this tasty Paneer sabzi.
For preparing Sweet or Drinks along with this recipe, check out our list of Sweets and Drinks section.
Paneer Butter Masala | Butter paneer recipe – Perfect Restaurant style
Paneer Butter Masala Ingredients
For Tomato Onion gravy
Paneer butter masala curry
Instructions
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Prepare Tomato Onion gravy
Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pan and add
- 1 Bay leaf, small Cinnamon stick, 3 cloves, 2 cardamom
- 2 dry red chillies
Mix & sauté then add
- Red chilli powder
- Ginger pieces, 1 green chilli and 5-6 garlic cloves
Mix & sauté then add
- 1 -2 chopped onions
- 12 Cashews
- 1/4 cup water
- Salt as to taste
Mix and sauté until onions soften and then add
- 3 tsp curd
- 1/8 tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp Coriander-cumin powder
- 5-6 chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 cup water
Mix it, cover it & cook on a medium flame for 10-12 minutes until tomatoes soften.
Remove khada masala (spices such as bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon stick and cardamom) from mixture
Let the mixture cool down
Once mixture is cool, transfer to mixer jar, add 1/2 cup water and blend it to make puree for Paneer Butter masala curry.
Now, Paneer butter masala gravy/puree is ready.
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Cook Paneer Butter Masala with use of Onion tomato gravy
Heat 3 tbsp or approx. 150 gram unsalted butter in a pan and add
- 1 finely chopped onion
- Salt (to taste)
Mix and sauté onions well until turned lightly golden and then add,
- 1 tbsp Red chilli powder
- Onion tomato puree
Mix well and cook for couple of minutes and then add,
- Salt
- 1/2 tsp sugar (optional)
- 1 tsp Kasoori methi (Dry Fenugreek leaves)
- 250 gram Paneer cubes (Cottage cheese cubes)
- Add water to adjust consistency
Mix them all, cover it and cook for 10-12 minutes on a medium flame and then Butter Paneer masala should be ready to serve with garnishing of Coriander leaves on top.
