Panner Butter masala

Description

Paneer butter masala is a delicious rich and creamy vegetarian Indian curry. This recipe is easy to make at home in just 30 minutes with cubes of paneer, onions, cashews, and Indian spices in a buttery tomato sauce. Punjabi paneer butter masala is one of the most popular paneer recipes in Indian cuisine. The near perfect combination of spiciness and creaminess of its gravy makes it simply irresistible and versatile to be served with any Indian bread. Whether you serve it with tandoori roti, naan and paneer kulcha or with steamed rice, it is going to satisfy your palate like never before. Follow our step by step photo recipe to make this best vegetarian dish for lunch.

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 pound paneer, cut into ½-inch cubes
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 onions, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons ginger paste
• 2 teaspoons garlic paste
• 2 tablespoons ground cashews
• 2 teaspoons ground red chiles
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 2 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt

Steps

1. Gather all ingredients.
2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; fry paneer in batches until golden, about 5 minutes.
3. Transfer fried paneer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain, retaining vegetable oil in skillet.
4. Melt butter in the same skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
5. Add ginger paste and garlic paste. Continue to cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more.
6. Stir cashews, ground red chiles, cumin, coriander, and garam masala into the onion mixture. Cook and stir for 1 minute.
7. Stir tomato sauce, half-and-half, milk, sugar, and salt into spice mixture; simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
8. Reduce heat to low. Add fried paneer and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes more.