Makhani Paneer

Makhani Paneer is a popular Punjabi dish that is often served in restaurants and or dhabas.The curry is a mild and aromatic blend of cottage cheese,tomatoes and onions cooked in butter or makhan and hence got the name.

The dish is very simple,but a rich and delicious curry to treat your guests.Serve it with steamed piping hot rice or soft butter naan and there you have a nice lunch or dinner menu ready.

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Dish-Makhani Paneer
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Ingredients:
250 gm paneer/cottage cheese,cut in cubes
3 tomatoes,chopped
2 onions,chopped
3-4 garlic cloves,chopped
2 inch ginger piece
4 tablespoon unsalted butter
salt to taste
1 teaspoon dried methi leaves/fenugreek
1 teaspoon red chilli powder

Method:

Heat 2 tablespoon butter in a pan or wok.Add the chopped tomatoes,onions,ginger and garlic cloves.
Cook for 3-4 minutes.
Remove from pan ,coo a little and make a paste in the blender.
Heat the remaining butter in the same pan.Add half teaspoon dried methi,salt and red chilli powder.Stir and add the tomato onion puree.Stir and cook for 8-10 minutes or until oil comes out from sides of pan.
Now add 1 cup water and cook for 3-4 minutes more.

Add paneer cubes and remaining dried methi.Cook for 1 minute.

Remove from heat and serve hot with rice ,paratha or naan.

Enjoy!!

Hope you will try this wonderful curry  and love it as we did.

Serve-4 Cooking time-30 minutes.

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Best regards,

Sapana Behl

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