Paneer butter masala | Paneer butter masala gravy is a creamy and delicious Indian recipe. Making this creamy and tasty hotel-style butter paneer masala is very easy. We can make it with very simple and few ingredients.
Paneer [Indian cottage cheese] is the main ingredient of our dish, which is cooked in a blend of onion, tomatoes, kaju [cashews], and some spices. Using kaju in a homemade paneer butter masala recipe makes it creamy and tasty. You can make the recipe without cream by adding more cashews or using curd in it. I prefer to make spicy butter paneer with naan or chapati.
You can use kaju paste as a substitute for fresh cream in paneer butter masala. Also, try other curry recipes like Easy Palak Paneer Recipe, Easy Chole Masala, Prawn Masala Curry, Brinjal Curry and Khandeshi Dubuk Vade Curry, Spring Onion Curry
Table of ContentsRecipe card for hotel-style butter paneer masala:
Restaurant Style Paneer Butter Masala Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
For onion-tomato paste:
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 onion
- 2 tomato
- 2 green chilies
- 5-6 garlic cloves
- 15-20 cashews
Making paneer butter masala:
- 75 gram paneer
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 teaspoons red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon kitchen king masala or paneer butter masala powder
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon crushed kasuri methi
- salt to taste
- handful of coriander
Instructions
Making onion-tomato paste:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan. Add slices of onion, 2 green chiles, and 5-6 garlic cloves to it and saute it for 3-4 minutes on medium flame.
- Now add tomato pieces to it and cook it until tomatoes become soft.
- Then add cashews to it, mix well, and turn off the flame.
- Let it cool completely. Then transfer it to a grinder jar. And grind it into a smooth paste.
Making paneer butter masala:
- Heat a pan or kadhai. Turn the flame to low and add 3 tablespoons of butter to it. Once the butter melts completely. Add 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds, 2 teaspoons of red chili powder, 1 teaspoon of garam masala, 1 teaspoon of kitchen king masala or paneer butter masala spice powder and ¼ th teaspoon of turmeric powder to it.
- Saute all the spices for a couple of minutes on low flame. Do not burn the spices.
- Now add ground onion-tomato paste to it. Mix well.
- Cook it for 3-4 minutes. Then add 1-2 cups of water to it, according to desired consistency. Cover and cook it for 2 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon of crushed kasuri methi and salt to it. Mix it well.
- Meanwhile, cut the paneer into medium-sized pieces and add them to a gravy. Mix it well. Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Lastly, add finely chopped coriander to it and serve delicious homemade paneer butter masala.
How to make authentic paneer butter masala with step-by-step pictures:
Making onion-tomato paste:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan. Add slices of onion, 2 green chiles, and 5-6 garlic cloves to it and saute it for 3-4 minutes on medium flame.
2. Now add tomato pieces to it and cook it until tomatoes become soft.
3. Then add cashews to it, mix well, and turn off the flame.
4. Let it cool completely. Then transfer it to a grinder jar. And grind it into a smooth paste.
Making paneer butter masala:
- Heat a pan or kadhai. Turn the flame to low and add 3 tablespoons of butter to it. Once the butter melts completely. Add 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds, 2 teaspoons of red chili powder, 1 teaspoon of garam masala, 1 teaspoon of kitchen king masala or paneer butter masala spice powder and ¼ th teaspoon of turmeric powder to it.
2. Saute all the spices for a couple of minutes on low flame. Do not burn the spices.
3. Now add ground onion-tomato paste to it. Mix well.
4. Cook it for 3-4 minutes. Then add 1-2 cups of water to it, according to desired consistency. Cover and cook it for 2 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon of crushed kasuri methi and salt to it. Mix it well.
5. Meanwhile, cut the paneer into medium-sized pieces and add them to a gravy. Mix it well. Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes.
6. Lastly, add finely chopped coriander to it and serve delicious homemade paneer butter masala.
