Paneer Butter Masala

A creamy paneer butter masala curry is just perfect to finish off with buttery naans.

Paneer Butter Masala is a famous Punjabi Dish, popular in North India and commonly served with Naan or Rice. It is made up of cottage cheese in buttery and creamy rich tomato gravy. My family loved it with naan and it is always a hit for lunch or dinner. I have learnt it from my mother in law and always prepare it using homemade paneer.

Paneer Butter Masala

Sapana Behl
A creamy and tasty paneer curry cooked with butter and tomato onion gravy.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 People

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g cottage cheese /paneer cut in cubes

For paste-1

  • 1/2 cup cashew nuts
  • 1 cup milk

For paste-2

  • 2 onion
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • 1 " ginger piece
  • 1/4 cup water

For paste -3

  • 6 tomatoes medium sized
  • 5-7 green chillies
  • 1 cup milk cream+ 2 teaspoon
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 whole dried red chillies
  • 1 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves/kasuri methi
  • 3 teaspoon deggi mirch powder

Spices:

  • 2 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 2 teaspoon garam masala
  • salt to taste
  • 4 cup water
  • 2 teaspoon green chilly slits

Instructions
 

  • Prepare all the three paste separately in the blender and set aside.
  • Heat butter and vegetable oil in a wok. Add whole red chillies.
  • Now add paste -2 and cook till it becomes brown in colour. It will take 10-12 minutes.
  • To this add milk cream and paste -1. Stir it and then add deggi mirch powder. Add paste-3 and stir it.
  • Add dried fenugreek leaves and all spices( except garam masala ) and salt, cook till oil comes out from edges.( 7-8 minutes)
  • Now add 4 cups of water and let it boil on low heat till it starts thickening.
  • Add cubes of cottage cheese and cook for 5 minutes more.
  • Remove from heat, add garam masala, green chilly slits and 2 teaspoon milk cream.

Notes

Don't overcook the curry after adding cheese or else it will not taste yummy. Add chillies as per your tastes.
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Best Regards,

Sapana Behl

18 thoughts on “Paneer Butter Masala”

  1. Delicious paneer butter masala sapna
    i made it with cheese and loads of butter
    i think u did see in my recipe index
    its so awesome now that we can make same restaurant style dish at our home

    lovely pics too

    Reply

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