Paneer Butter Masala - Easy & Restaurant Style | Simple and Yummy Recipes

Paneer Butter masala is one of the most popular recipe in Indian cuisine.  Here i'm sharing the best and the simplest method of making paneer butter masala in restaurant style. It's is best served with naan or roti or paratha.

Course : Main Course
Cuisine : North Indian
Prep Time : 5 minutes
Cooking time : 20 minutes
Serves : 4

Here is the recipe and scroll down for the video recipe and Step by Step pictures

Ingredients:

• 200 gms of Paneer
• 2 Large Onions
• 3 Large Tomatoes
• 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste
• 2 Slit Green Chillies
• 1 tbsp Red Chilly Powder
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• 1/4 to 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 to 2 Cinnamon stick
• 3 to 4 Cardamon pods
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 to 2 cups of Water
• 1/3 cup Fresh Cream
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• 1/2 Tbsp Kasuri Methi
• Few Coriander Leaves, chopped finely
• Oil 1 tbsp
• 2 tbsp Butter

Preparations :

• Dice the panner.

• Finely chop the onions.

• Puree the tomatoes in a blender or mixer.

Method :

• Heat Oil and butter together in a large wide pan or kadai, wait until the butter melts.

• Add cumin seeds and allow it to splutter.

• Add cinnamon, cardamon, bay leaf and fry.

• add the finely chopped onions and cook till it becomes golden brown in colour.

• add green chillies, ginger garlic paste, red chilly powder, coriander powder and mix well.

• add the pureed tomatoes,  salt, sugar, 1/2 cup of water and mix well.

• Cook the mixture for 10 to 15 minutes in medium flame or until the tomatoes are cooked.

• then add the diced paneer and give a mix.

• next add the fresh cream and 1/2 cup of water and mix well. Cook for another 5 minutes in low flame. 

• Add garam masala, kasuri methi and fresh coriander leaves and mix well and switch off the stove. Check for the salt and add if needed.

• Serve hot with chapathi or roti or phulkas or naan. 

Step By Step Instructions of How to make Paneer Butter Masala

• Heat Oil and butter together in a large wide pan or kadai, wait until the butter melts.

Add cumin seeds and allow it to splutter.

• Add cinnamon, cardamon, bay leaf and fry for few seconds.

• add the finely chopped onions and cook till it becomes golden brown in colour.

• add green chillies, ginger garlic paste, red chilly powder, coriander powder and mix well.

• add the pureed tomatoes,  salt, sugar, 1/2 cup of water and mix well.

• Cook the mixture for 10 to 15 minutes in medium flame or until the tomatoes are cooked.

• then add the diced paneer and give a mix.

•  next add the fresh cream and 1/2 cup of water and mix well. Cook for another 5 minutes in low flame.

• Add garam masala, kasuri methi and fresh coriander leaves and mix well and switch off the stove. Check for the salt and add if needed.

• Serve hot with chapathi or roti or phulkas or naan.