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Paneer Butter Masala Recipe I How To Make Paneer Butter Masala

2012-09-14 by Anjana Chaturvedi

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Paneer butter masala -Cottage cheese cooked in a smooth and creamy tomato sauce

Paneer butter masala is a very popular Punjabi curry. Usually it is made with onion base to make it creamy and thick. But as I don’t consume onion so I added pumpkin/ lauki in the gravy and it turn out so smooth ,thick and creamy. Addition of melon seeds ,cashew and cream makes it delicious and restaurant style gravy.

Do try this Paneer butter masala once and you will be making it regularly.

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Paneer butter masala

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3.40 from 5 votes

Paneer Butter Masala

Cottage cheese cooked in smooth and creamy tomato sauce
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Punjabi Cuisine
Keyword: paneer, paneer butter masala
Servings: 4 people
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 200 gms Cottage cheese / Paneer
  • 4 Tomatoes / Tamatar
  • 2 tbsp Fresh cream or milk
  • 2 tbsp Butter, Unsalted / Makkhan
  • 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
  • 3 tbsp Bell Peppers / Capsicum / Shimla Mirch chopped
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • 1.5 tsp Kashmiri Chili powder
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
  • 1 tsp Salt / Namak
  • 1/2 tsp Sugar / Chini

for making the paste

  • 150 gm Grated bottle gourd
  • 12 Cashew Nuts / Kaju
  • 15 Melon Seeds / Magaz / Kharbooje Ke Beej
  • 1 inch Ginger / Adrak
  • 2 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch
  • 1 tsp Dried fenugreek leaves
  • 2 tbsp Refined Oil
  • 3 Cloves / Lavang
  • 4 Green Cardamom / Hari Elaichi
  • 8 Whole pepper corn/ Sabut Kali Mirch
  • 1/2 inch Cinnamon /daalchini

Instructions

  • Blanch,peel and grind tomato and make a smooth paste.
  • Gravy-Take 2 tbsp oil in a pan and add 1/2 tsp cumin,cinnamon,cloves ,peppercorns and green cardamom.
  • When seeds start crackling add cashew nuts,melon seeds and grated bottle gourd(lauki).
  • Saute for 2 minute,then add salt and kasoori methi(dried fenugreek leaves) and cook for 2-3 minutes or till bottle gourd get cooked,then take out the mixture in a bowl.
  • Let it cool down, then grind and make a fine and smooth paste.
  • Heat 1tbsp oil+1 tbsp butter in a pan,add capsicum pieces and saute for few seconds.then add turmeric,chili powder and tomato puree and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Add the bottle gourd gravy and cook again for 1 minute.
  • Add salt ,sugar,fresh cream and cottage cheese(paneer) pieces.
  • Mix and cook on slow flame till oil start seperating from the sides of the pan.
  • Add 1 tbsp butter and garnish with fresh coriander or fresh
  • Serving suggestions-best with naan,tandori roti or rice

Filed Under: Gravy dishes, Punjabi Cuisine, Sabzi and Curries Tagged With: Jain food, makhani paneer, No onion garlic recipe, Paneer recipes, Punjabi Cuisine, Punjabi recipe, Subzis and curries, vegetarian

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Comments

  1. Ruhi Saxena says

    2015-07-31 at

    Mam u rocked at home 🙂 Thankyou for such an amazing recipe. I and my husband totally loved it. This recipe is far far better than the market one. I paired it with Mexican salsa rice and laccha parantha. Wow Dinner. Thankyou very much for such perfect measurements.

  2. Sonal says

    2015-01-27 at

    can we use whipping cream instead of cream ?

  3. Joey says

    2013-01-31 at

    Made it y'day with some slight modifications and it was a super hit. Love your unique and interesting combination side dishes. Will be visiting your blog more often 🙂

  4. Joey says

    2013-01-30 at

    I heard about using bottle gourd for making butter panneer from my sister-in-law's mom. She had made it when we visited for lunch and the thing is we did not even notice the difference. I then googled to find the proportions, changes required and found them here. I've made it for dinner today and it looks just like the butter panneer my mom would make. Thank you.

  5. Sailaja Damodaran says

    2012-10-31 at

    tempting……. why is bottle gourd added?

  6. Priya says

    2012-09-17 at

    Irresistible and inviting..

  7. SouthIndianHome says

    2012-09-17 at

    Looks tempting and delicious

  8. Prathima Rao says

    2012-09-15 at

    Such a creamy gravy!!!!bookmarked

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  9. Julie says

    2012-09-15 at

    Mouthwatering,creamy & rich!!
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  10. divya says

    2012-09-14 at

    wow this looks amazing!

  11. Saraswathi Tharagaram says

    2012-09-14 at

    Super duper yummy combo..very inviting.

  12. Jaleela says

    2012-09-14 at

    yummy combo meal

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  13. Lisa says

    2012-09-14 at

    One of my favorite dishes of all time. I think your spicing and proportions are perfect. Lovely image. I am craving paneer right this moment.

  14. radha says

    2012-09-14 at

    That is a rich and elaborate masala.. and it all adds to the looks and taste of the dish. WOW!

  15. kitchen queen says

    2012-09-14 at

    delicious rich and creamy paneer masala.

  16. Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says

    2012-09-14 at

    nice one…
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  17. Nupur says

    2012-09-14 at

    Wow !! Grated Bottle Guard.. My friend caklled me up just now and asked me to check your new recipe..

    you really are growing up your fans Anjana..

  18. tamilsasikitchen says

    2012-09-14 at

    Looks so yummy dear….Love it…

  19. Roshni says

    2012-09-14 at

    this looks awesome..

  20. Deeksha says

    2012-09-14 at

    Mouthwatering curry. Love the addition of bottle gourd.

  21. Divya Pramil says

    2012-09-14 at

    Finger-licking recipe..love it anytime 🙂 Looks so yum !!
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    2012-09-14 at

    made very perfect … you are always my favorite mam…

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  23. Vimitha Anand says

    2012-09-14 at

    Looks so creamy n restauranty

  24. Beena.stephy says

    2012-09-14 at

    Paneer msala looks delicious

  25. Raksha says

    2012-09-14 at

    this is nicely done. I liked the addition of melon seeds and bottlegourd to make the gravy… nice one

  26. Sangeetha Nambi says

    2012-09-14 at

    Love this ever….
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  27. nayana says

    2012-09-14 at

    my favourite, the paneer masala looks mouth watering

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  28. Nisha says

    2012-09-14 at

    Using lauki for thickening the gravy is very interesting

  29. Mélange says

    2012-09-14 at

    Yummy..The creamy texture invites me to grab from the screen..Too tempting.

  30. Meena B says

    2012-09-14 at

    wow ur dishes are yummy and onion garlic ke bina it looks so so so wonderful

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  31. Akila says

    2012-09-14 at

    Wow very tempting

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