Restaurant Style Paneer Butter Masala – Paneer Makhani – Easy

Paneer Butter Masala – Paneer Makhani

Paneer Butter Masala and Paneer Makhani are often seen on the A la Carte Menus at Indian Restaurants. Although every dish may vary, these two are the same. Paneer Butter Masala, as the name implies is Cottage Cheese Cubes (Paneer), cooked in a spiced (Masala) tomato-based curry that begins with melting butter. It may also contain cream. Paneer Makhani translates to Butter Paneer also.

There is another even richer dish, Shahi Paneer, which incorporates cashew nut paste, thus making it more regal for the kings (Shahs) and hence the name. I will post that recipe later.

This is my EASY Paneer Butter Masala, the type they serve at a buffet, with more gravy (makhani sauce) to go around, and no chunky vegetables. Often the paneer is lightly fried before adding to the gravy. You can also add chopped onion and capsicum to this dish to give it a change. However, this is pretty good just as it is We love it with Chapathi, Naan or Paratha.

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Paneer Butter Masala – Paneer Makhani

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How to make Restaurant BUFFET style Paneer Butter Masala – Paneer Makhani- Recipe at a glance:

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Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp Oil (Sunflower/Vegetable etc) + 1 Tbsp Butter
• 2 cups of paneer cubes
• 2″ cinnamon sticks
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp or more cumin seeds
• 2 generous Tbsp ginger
•  2 generous Tbsp garlic
• 2 red, plump, ripe tomatoes
• ¾ cups canned tomato puree (note it’s puree not paste- I like Hunt’s Brand)
• 2 tsp coriander powder
• 2 tsp bright red Kashmir chilli powder
• 1 – 1 ½ tsp Garam Masala powder (Get my Garam Masala recipe)
• 2  ¾ cups water
• 1 tsp salt – may need more
• 1 tsp sugar  – may need more
• ¾ cup cream – fresh thick, pouring cream
• Extra Oil for Shallow frying paneer
• Fresh Coriander leaves/ Cilantro.
• Recipe continues…

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On Laptop, is recommended that you open the recipe page and keep this page going if you like to WATCH / LISTEN to the video alongside the written instructions.

Key Ingredients: Paneer, Tomato, Ginger, Garlic, Spices, Oil, Butter, Cream, Sugar, Salt.

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