Paneer Butter Masala


Ingredients:

Paneer - 200 gms
Tomatoes (ripe) - 500 gms
Onions (medium) - 2
Ginger paste - 1 tbsp
Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Cashew paste - 2 tbsp
Garam masala powder - 2 tsp
Butter - 4 tbsp
Kasuri methi - ½ tsp
Fresh Cream - 75 ml

Method :

1.Heat ghee in a skillet and fry paneer cubes till golden brown on low heat
dip the fried cubes immediately in hot water for 2 mins so that the cubes will be soft.add the cubes(drained) to a mixture of curd, turmeric powder, cumin powder and salt to taste and keep aside for 30 mins.
2.Boil water with little salt, add tomatoes cover and cook till it starts peel off
put tomatoes in cold water and remove its skin
3.cut onion and grind to a fine paste with tomatoes and keep aside
4.Heat 3 tbsp of butter in a pan, add chopped onions and sauté till brown.
5.add ginger-garlic paste and fry till its raw smell disappears,add Cashew paste.
add ground paste and fry on medium heat till they soft add crushed kasuri methi and salt. Stir.
6.add chilly-coriander-pepper-turmeric-cumin powder and fry for two mins stir.
7.Add cut paneer and simmer for 3 minutes. (Add water if you want a thinner gravy. )
8.Remove from fire, stir in remaining butter and fresh cream leaving a little aside for garnishing.
9.Garnish with fresh cream and coriander leaves.
serve it with chappatti/naan

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