Name: Paneer Butter Cream Masala
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Paneer cubes; 2 tsp Butter; 1 - Bay leaf; Ginger (garlic paste - 1 tsp); 1 cup Tomato puree; ½ tbsp Fresh cream; 2 - Green chillies; 1½ tsp Red chilli powder; ½ tsp Sugar; Salt (As reqd); ½ tsp Dry kasuri methi leaves; ½ tsp Garam masala; 2 tsp Oil; Coriander leaves for garnishing

Paneer Butter Cream Masala

Yummy paneer Curry for occasions

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

1 cup Paneer cubes
2 tsp Butter
1 - Bay leaf
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
1 cup Tomato puree
½ tbsp Fresh cream
2 - Green chillies
1½ tsp Red chilli powder
½ tsp Sugar
Salt As reqd
½ tsp Dry kasuri methi leaves
½ tsp Garam masala
2 tsp Oil
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Instructions

Heat oil and butter in a pan.
:- Adding oil prevents the butter from browning too quickly.
Add bay leaf and fry for a few seconds till the oil turns fragrant.
Add ginger-garlic paste. Fry till the raw smell of the ginger garlic disappears.
Add the tomato puree. Stir for 5-6 minutes.
Add red chilli powder. Stir and continue to saute for 12 minutes in low flame.
Add fresh cream or cashewnut paste. Stir continuously on a low flame till oil gets separated from the masala.
Add 1 cup of water. Let the curry cook on low flame.
When the curry begins to thicken, add slit green chillies, salt and ½ tsp sugar and stir for few seconds.
Add paneer cubes. Stir gently and let the paneer cook in the gravy till it becomes soft.
Add kasuri methi leaves and garam masala powder and stir well.
Garnish with coriander leaves.