Paneer Butter Masala

Ingredients:

Paneer Cubes - Paladai katti - 1 packet (Readymade)
Butter - Vennai - 2 table spoons
Onion - Vengayam - 1 no. (Medium)
Tomato - Thakkali - 2 nos. (Small)
Cashew nuts - Munthiri paruppu - 1/2 cup
Ginger - Inji - small quantity
Garlic - Poondu - small quantity
Fresh cream - Pal edu - 1/2 cup
Red chilli powder - 1 table spoon
Coriander powder - Dhania thul - 2 table spoons
Garam masala powder - Garam masala thul - 1 tea spoon
Turmeric powder - Manjal podi - a pinch
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Method:
  1. Fry paneer in oil or if it is already fried paneer keep it aside. Grind onion (Raw) and keep it aside. Grind tomato and make puree. Soak cashew nuts for 1 hour and grind to a smooth paste. Peel off the skin from ginger and garlic and grind to a smooth paste. Keep other ingredients ready.
  2. Heat butter in a pan/kadai, add ginger-garlic paste, onion paste, fry for some time. Now add tomato paste and add little salt, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and mix well. Add fried paneer to it. Now add fresh cream. Stirr well. Finally add cashew nut paste and mix well.

Paneer Butter masala is delicious and ready to be served. Yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!! It can be served for 3 people. This requires 30 minutes to cook apart from soaking cashew nuts. This can be served with chappathis puri or nan.

Note: Add only little garam masala as it will spoil the entire content if added more.

Optional: Milk can be added instead of fresh cream.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paneer

Never work before breakfast; if you have to work before breakfast, eat your breakfast first.

Josh Billings

Posted by Picasa
Save Paneer Butter Masala on social network:

Followers

Archive

  • Individual Pizzas... Family cooking: These are so much fun! It was really fun for Bryce to roll out the dough and put toppings on the...
  • Cinnamon Rolls... Family cooking: These are perfect to give away to your neighbors and friends for the holidays and boy are they...
  • Amber's Chicken Pot Pie... Family cooking: 1/3 c. butter1/3 c. flour2 garlic cloves, minced¼ t. pepper½ t. salt2/3 c. milk1 ½ c. water2 t....
  • Ugly Dip... Family cooking: 2 avacados2 ½ tomatoes1 cans black beans2 green onions1 can corn, drained¼ bottle Italian...
  • Shrimp Appetizer... Family cooking: 1 large pkg cream cheese1 can small shrimp1 bottle chili saucePut cream cheese in the middle of a...
  • Keri's White Brownies... Family cooking: 4 large eggs2 ¼ c. brown sugar1 t. salt1 t. vanilla1 t. cinnamon1 c. chopped nuts2 c. flourMix...
  • White Chicken Chili... Family cooking: 5 (15 oz.) cans Great Northern beans5 cans chicken broth (8 c. or ½ gal.)2 large white onions1 tsp....
  • Tator Tot Casserole... Family cooking: 1 pkg tator tots1 lb. hamburger1 med. OnionSalt and pepper2 cans cream of mushroom soup1 c....