Paneer Butter Masala – A mouth watering delicacy

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PANEER BUTTER MASALA - A MOUTH WATERING DELICACY
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Enter into any North Indian Restaurant and you
will see Paneer Butter Masala on the top of the
menu list. Enter any function or marriage, you
will find a separate paneer (cheese) snack stall.
People will rush towards this stall and this
particular stall would witness a serpentine queue
within minutes to savor those majestic lip
smacking paneer dishes and snacks. Even a glimpse
of Panner Butter Masala makes a paneer lover
hungry even if their stomachs are already
stuffed. Any main-course would be incomplete
without this famous Punjabi dish. Not only Panner
Butter Masala but anything made with paneer
(cheese) tastes awesome whether it is Kadai
Paneer, mutter paneer, Palak Paneer, Paneer
Bhurji, Paneer Kofta, Paneer Makhani biryani,
Paneer Jalfrezi, Paneer Pakora, Paneer Tikka or
Paneer Prantha. I am addicted to paneer and cant
imagine surviving without Cheese.
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INGREDIENTS FOR PANEER BUTTER MASALA
S. No. Ingredients Quantity
1 Paneer (cut into cubes) 8 oz or 200-250 grams
Tomatoes 3 medium sized chopped
2 Green chilies 3-4
3 Ginger 1½ inch piece
4 Cream ½ cup
5 Butter 2-3 tbsp
6 Coriander Powder 1 tbsp
7 Red chili powder ½ tsp
8 Turmeric powder ½ tsp
9 Coriander powder 1 tsp
10 Spices Mixture(Garam Masala) ½ tsp
12 Cumin powder ½ tsp
13 Dry fenugreek leaves 1 tsp
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Directions For Paneer Butter Masala
1. In order to make gravy we will first make a
paste of ginger, green chilies and tomatoes. 2.
Cut all the above stated ingredients coarsely and
grind to make fine paste in mixture jar (Peel the
tomatoes and ginger before you cut and grind
them). 3. Heat 1tbsp butter in the pan till the
time it melts.
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4. Now add cumin powder, coriander powder,
turmeric powder and sauté them for 2-3 minutes on
low flame. 5. Now add the tomatoes-ginger-
green chili paste followed by red chili powder
and 1 tsp dry fenugreek leaves.
6. Now add garam masala , cream and salt (as per
taste) to the mixture. 7. Then add ½ a cup of
water and let it boil.
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8. After the gravy starts boiling add paneer
cubes into it.
9. (You can also cut paneer into triangular
pieces.) 10. Cover it with lid and let it cook
for 4-5 minutes on a low flame. 11. Add rest of
butter, mix it well and serve delicious
restaurant like Paneer Butter Masala.
12. You can add green coriander leaves and
crushed black pepper for the seasoning. Visit
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