Punjabi Recipe-Paneer Butter Masala

Ingredients for Paneer Butter Masala
• 250 gm Paneer
• 2 Onions (blanched and pureed)
• 2tbsp Butter
• 3 tbsp Tomato puree
• 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
• 2 tbsp Cashew nut paste
• 2 tbsp Kashmiri chili powder
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Garam masala
• 1 Cup Fresh cream

DIRECTION for Paneer Butter Masala

• Cut Paneer in cubes and fry. Soak them in warm water so that they become soft.
• Heat butter in a kadai and add the onion puree and sauté till they turn light brown in color. (This is also known as brown paste)
• Add Ginger garlic paste to the brown paste mixture and sauté for sometime.
• Then add the Kashmiri chili powder, coriander powder, cashew paste, tomato puree, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and salt and sauté for sometime.
• Add the soaked paneer cubes, little water and allow it to cook till the gravy becomes semi-solid.
• Finally garnish it with fresh cream.