Paneer Butter Masala

I have seen many of them love  paneer in any form, infact at my place my daughter loves it. Me n my hubby take only the gravy part and enjoy this dish as we make it for her sake.

One more quick and simple dish, infact there are so many versions of making this dish. However this is how I like to make my PBM J

Ingredients

Paneer – 250 gms

Peas – 3 tbsp

Cumin whole – 1/4tsp

Sugar – 1 tbsp

Tomato sauce – 2 tbsp

Big Onions – 1 big size 

Cashew – 4 nos.

Red chilli powder -  as per your taste

Coriander whole – 1 tsp

Garlic  whole – 3 pcs

Garam masala – ½ tsp

Ginger  paste –  ½ tsp

Tomatoes – 1 big size

Salt – to taste

Oil/butter  – about 2 tbsp

Red food colour – very little just to get the colour

Kasturi methi – 1/4tsp

Coriander  chopped for garnish

Cream – 2 tbsp

Method

·        Take a pan add very little oil and make the paneer light golden colour keep aside 

·        Use the same pan add 1 tsp oil and then add the onion, garlic and ginger and let it fry for 3–4    
      mins. Then put it chopped tomatoes and cashew allow it get cooked half. Put of the stove and let it 
        get cooled after that grind it into fine paste.

·        Take a kadai, add the butter/oil, put the  whole cumin, then you put in the grounded masala, red
        chilli and coriander powders and the green peas. Allow it cook well.

·        Until you see the masala  leaving the sides of the kadai, at that time add in the paneer, garam
         masala, food colour, tomato sauce, sugar  and add some water and let it boil for another 5 – 6
         minutes.

·        Now crush the kasturi methi in your hands and add up

·        Garnish with coriander leaves

·        Check the salt  and put off the stove and add some cream in the last and mix well.

Goes very well with any Indian breads, jeera rice.

TIP:

If the PBM remains more and you don’t want to eat it the same way the next day. Remove the Paneer from the masala and then put this masala in a kadai and wait for the water to evaporate and it will become thick now you put back the paneer and just toss it in the masala.

You can make a wonderful  stuffed paneer sandwitch by adding in onions, cheese, ketchup…….choice of vegetables and put this paneer stuffing. You have to then grill and enjoy this hot  with green chutney (recipes will come soon).  

Latha