Ingredients
4 table spoon oil / Tel
200g paneer (Cut small cubes)
4 table spoon butter / Makhan
8 to 10 cloves / Lavang
2 to 3 bay leaves / Tez patta
2 onion chopped / Pyaaz
1 tea spoon salt (or as per your
taste) / Namak
2 chopped tomato / tamatar
1 table spoon ginger garlic paste
/ Adrak lassan paste
½ tea spoon cumin powder / Jeera
powder
½ tea spoon coriander powder / Dhaniya
powder
½ tea spoon turmeric powder /
Haldi powder
½ tea spoon red chilli powder /
Lal mirch powder
10 to 12 cashews / Kaju
1 cup water / Pani
½ tea spoon garam masala
2 table spoon fresh cream / Malai
1 tea spoon Dry Kasturi (Kasuri)
methi leaves (crush with palm) / Dry fenugreek leaves
Preparation
· Take a pan
add oil in it.
· Then add
paneer (cut small cubes) in the same.
· Shallow
fry the paneer on medium flame from all sides till golden-brown in colour.
· Gently
reverse the side & fry on medium flame from all sides till golden-brown in
colour.
· Done
paneer is ready.
· Remove the
same and keep it aside.
· Then add
butter in the left over oil used to fry paneer.
· Mix the
butter till it melts.
· Then add
cloves, bay leaves in the same. And roast it for few seconds.
· Then add
onion (chopped) in the pan. Roast the same for a minutes
· Then add
salt (as required) in the same & mix it well for 10 to 15 seconds.
· Add tomato
in the same.
· Mix it
well.
· Now add
ginger garlic paste, cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, red
chilli powder & cashews in the pan.
· Roast the
same for 2 minutes on medium flame.
· Then cover
lid and cook on low flame for 10 minutes till tomato turns soft.
· Uncover
lid after 10 minutes.
· Roast for
1 minute & then turn of the flame.
· Now take
this mixture in a mixture jar & grind till smooth thick paste. You can add
little water (as required) & keep it aside.
· Then add
oil in the pan.
· Add butter
in the same.
· Now add
grinded masala mixture which we have prepared in it.
· Roast for
1 to 2 minutes on medium flame till excess water dries off & oil starts
separating.
· Once you
can see that the oil have started separating mix the mixture well.
· Then add
water in it.
· Mix well
& cook for 2 to 3 minutes on medium flame.
· Masala
gravy should be semi thick.
· Now add
garam masala in the same.
· Mix well
to combined.
· Now add
fresh cream in the pan. Mix well to combine for a minute.
· Now place the
fried paneer cubes in it.
· Gently mix
well.
· Then add
Kasturi (kasuri) methi (crushed with palm) in the same.
· Mix it
well.
· Done Tasty! Paneer butter is ready to serve.