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Friday, May 10, 2013

Paneer Butter Masala

One of my friends, Sohil, once got something to office. As expected we were all pretty skeptical to try it. But when we did, it was the most awesome Paneer Butter masala ever. So sharing the same here in his own words (with a few minor modifications from me). Enjoy!
A few days back I cooked..Yes you got it right.."I cooked"..Most of the people who know me will find it hard to digest..but yes I did..Well, I won't even say I do it "occasionally"..but once in a blue moon I do experiment (with my friends' lives as some may put it :P)
So, here's what I got for my friends - "Paneer Butter Masala" (\m/). Well, I was not sure if people would like it, but they did, and on public demand, here's the recipe...

Ingredients -
  •  Oil - 1tbsp (preferably groundnut oil, else use ghee)
  •  butter - yellow and salted -1tbsp
  • 2 onions, ground to a paste
  • Tomato puree - made from 2 tomatoes
  • turmeric powder - 1 tsp 
  • red chilly powder - 2 tsp
  • garam masala - 1/2 tsp
  • ginger-garlic paste - 2tsp
  • some whole cream - 3 tbsp 
  • paneer - 200g cut into little cubes
  • cheese - grated for garnishing 
  • finely chopped coriander for garnishing
Method -

  1. Heat 1 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp butter in a pan. 
  2. Add onion paste. Sauté till it becomes golden brown. 
  3. Add ginger-garlic paste and stir-fry for almost 2 minutes. 
  4. Add tomato puree, turmeric powder, red-chilly powder and garam masala. 
  5. Stir the mixture well and cook it on high flame. Then add some cream, paneer cubes and salt (as per taste).
  6.  Add half a cup of water, stir well and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve hot, garnished with grated cheese.
There is no love sincerer than the love of food -George Bernard Shaw :)