Recipe for Butter Paneer Masala
Ingredients
- 15 pieces of paneer cubes (how to make paneer)
- 40g butter
- 1 piece of cinnamon stick
- 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1cm piece of ginger
- 2 red chillies
- 2 medium tomatoes, roughly chopped
- salt
- 3 tbsps yogurt
- 2 tbsps chopped coriander
- oil
- List A:
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1/4 tsp chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp coriander powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 2 tbsp water
Cooking Directions
Mix the ingredients in list A together in a small bowl to get a smooth paste.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan. Add onions and fry until brown.
Blend fried onions, garlic, ginger, red chillies and 1 tbsp water in a food processor, to a fine paste. Keep.
Blend chopped tomatoes in a food processor. Keep.
Heat non-stick pan or pot and melt butter over low heat. Add cinnamon stick. When fragrant, turn heat to medium. Add the paste (garlic-fried onions-ginger-chillies paste) from step 3 and fry until the raw smell goes.
Add the smooth paste (spices paste) from step 1 to the pan. Cook for 30 seconds.
Add the “blended tomatoes” from step 4, mix. Cover and cook over medium heat until raw smell goes.
Add 1/2 cup of water and mix. Add paneer pieces and yogurt. Cover and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Add chopped coriander and mix. Serve!
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