Monday, September 6, 2010

Paneer Butter Masala


Ingredients :

1 n 1/2 cup Paneer cubes
1 medium Onion
2 Tomatoes
2 Green chillies
6 Curry leaves
Salt
Oil
2 tbsp Butter
1/2 tsp Chilli powder
1/2 tsp Coriander (Dhaniya) powder
1/4 tsp Cumin (Jeera) powder
1/2 tsp Garam masala
1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
6 Cloves
4 Cinnamon sticks
2 Cardamom (Elaichi)
4 Cashews
2 Almonds
2 tbsp Yoghurt
1 tbsp fresh cream or some whole milk

Procedure :
Heat a tbsp of butter in a nonstick pan and fry the panner cubes until golden brown.
Remove the fried paneer cubes and set aside.
Put some more oil to the same pan and add curry leaves, cumin seeds, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, cashews, almonds, green chillies, onions, and ginger garlic paste.
Fry them up until the onions are translucent and then add diced tomatoes, chilli powder, dhaniya powder, cumin powder, garam masala, and salt.
Now when the tomatoes are fully cooked, add yoghurt.
Cook for a couple of minutes until oil starts to seperate.
Now cool the above mixture and grind it into fine paste. Add water if nexessary.
Saute the red peppers in the same pan for a couple of minutes and then pour the paste back into the pan and add the remaining butter and fried paneer cubes to it.
Let it simmer for some time until the peppers and paneer are soft enough and oil starts to seperate.
Garnish with fresh corriander leaves and serve hot with rotis, nan, or fried rice.
Enjoy !!