PANEER BUTTER MASALA :)))

HOW TO MAKE PANEER BUTTER MASALA!

Serves 4-5 persons

Let's take an item for the main course. believe me you're gonna love it once you make it. 

INGREDIENTS:)

• 4-5 tomatoes sliced ( medium sized)
• 4-5 onions sliced 
• 6-7 garlic cloves chopped
• 2-3 cloves
• 2-3 basil leaves
• 2-3 cardamom (elaichi) 
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 12- 15 cashew nuts (soaked in water for 10-15 mins)
• cottage cheese cubes ( paneer)
• 3 tbsp butter
• coriander leaves for garnishing
• kasuri methi ( dried fenugreek leaves) * gives a really nice flavour *
• salt to taste
• black pepper
• 2 tsp garam masala
• 2 tsp coriander powder
• 2 tsp jeera powder
• 2 tsp deghi mirch
• red chilly powder ( according to taste)
• 1 tsp turmeric powder

METHOD:))

1.  In a pan , put some butter and heat it. Now add in cloves, basil leaves and cinnamon stick. Now add chopped garlic, onion. Saute these till the onions are light brown in colour. Add in the sliced tomatoes and put salt , saute for 5 mins. Let this cool down.

2. After this put the cooled mixture into a mixer grinder and put soaked cashews as well.Grind it. Make it into a smooth and flowy mixture by adding water in intervals.Don't worry it will get thick when we will cook it.

3.Put 2 tbsp of butter into the same kadhai and add some red chilly powder, coriander powder, jeera powder, turmeric powder. Saute all the spices and add the grinded mix.  Keep working on it for 10 mins with a spatula
Keep in mind the gravy spurts so keep moving it. Now add salt, then pepper,garam masala. Cook it for another 2-3 mins.

4.After the gravy is thick and good add in the paneer cubes and kasuri methi and mix gently.



5. Take a small fry pan and add a tbsp of butter. Put the Deghi mirch. Now put this on the Paneer butter masala.

6. Put it into a serving bowl or a casserole. Garnish the Paneer butter masala with freshly chopped coriander leaves. 

Your PANEER BUTTER MASALA is readyyy :)))

HAPPY COOKING!