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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 dont 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 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time20 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

Comments

  1. Ruhi Saxena says

    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

    can we use whipping cream instead of cream ?

  3. Joey says

    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

    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.

  13. Lisa says

    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

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

  17. Nupur says

    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..

  22. WeR SAHM says

    made very perfect … you are always my favorite mam…

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  25. Raksha says

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