PANEER BUTTER MASALA

I know you are wondering whether it  is really Paneer butter masala.  Yah its true ... just  for a change, instead of putting cubed paneer I made this way ...It looks good too right ???. Paneer Butter Masala is an excellent side dish for naan, pulao, Roti and many. 

PANEER BUTTER MASALA

Ingredients:

Paneer - 1 cup cubed ( Add it in Hot water 5 minutes before you add it to the gravy)

Tomato - 4 to 5 medium (blanch in hot water, remove skin and puree it you should yield approximately  2 cups of puree) You can also use Canned tomato Sauce/Puree.

Onion - 1/4 (make paste)

Ginger paste- 1/2 tbsp 
Garlic paste - 1/2 tbsp

Green chillies - 1 sliced

Tomato ketchup - 1 tbsp

Cashew - 3 (Soak in hot water and make a paste along with Tomato).

Milk - 1/4 cup 
Cream - 1/4 cup

Honey - 1/2 tsp
Water to adjust the consistency

Cream, coriander and green chilli for garnishing.

Powders :

Cardamom powder - 1/8 tsp
Cinnamon powder - 1/8 tsp

Garam masala - 1/4  tsp
Kashmiri Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Red chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp 

Kasoori methi - 2 tsp crushed(roasted)

 

Mix everything together and keep it aside.

Tempering :

Butter - 3 tbsp ( reserve 1 tbsp to add at the end)
Oil- 1 tbsp
Cardamom - 1
Cloves - 1
Kasoori Methi - 1 tsp
Cinnamon -a small piece

Method :

1. Heat tbsp of oil and 2 tbsp of butter in frying pan. Add the tempering ingredients.

2. Add the ginger garlic paste and Green chilli, Saute until raw aroma disappears.  Now add all the powders.  Then add tbsp of water to avoid burning.

3.  Then add onion and tomato puree.

4. Let it cook until moisture is absorbed and oil separates.

5. Now add tbsp of water and loosen the mixture. Now add the milk or cream and whisk constantl. 

6. Now add the tomato ketchup and honey.  Add the paneer cubes let it boil for few seconds. Add water if necessary to adjust the consistency.  Now add the crushed kasoori methi.

7. Garnish with fresh cream,coriander and julienne green chilli.  Serve hot with naan, rice or roti.

Note :

1.For making the egg shape paneer as shown in the picture.  Mash the paneer,  to one part add the yellow food color. Make oval shape ball in white paneer and make small yellow ball with yellow mixed one. Make hollow in oval shaped ball and put yellow and flatten it. Put these in the gravy when it is hot and let it cook for few seconds.

2. When making gray you can also cook the tomato, onion and cashew in butter and puree it to get the deep red color.