PANEER BUTTER MASALA

Hey all ! Here I am with PANEER

BUTTER MASALA recipe.. I am

not sure if I should call this as

Paneer butter masala, technically there

is no butter in this recipe.. Yup :-) I

referred many recipes & came up with

a low fat version :-) Now all of us can

enjoy paneer butter masala without

worrying about calories :-) Enjoy :-)

PANEER BUTTER MASALA RECIPE:

Recipe cuisine: Indian / Recipe category: Side Dish
Prep time: 10 mins / cook time: 15 mins

TO GRIND:
Onions (chopped) : 1 medium sized
Green Chilly : 2 pcs
Ginger (chopped) : 1 tblsp
Cashews broken : 15 pcs
Tomato (chopped) : 1 medium sized
Salt : As required
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
Paneer cubes : 10 pcs
Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
Bay leaf : 2 pcs
Red chilly powder : 1 tsp
Turmeric powder : 1 tsp
Garam masala Powder : 1 tsp
Salt : As required
Kasturi methi (crushed) : 1 tsp
Milk : 1/4 cup
Curd : 1/4 cup
Oil : 2 tblsp
METHOD:
Take out the paneer from fridge, soak it in warm
 water while we are preparing the gravy.

Gather all the ingredients under "TO GRIND"
except tomatoes in a microwave safe bowl.
Add water just nice to immerse the ingredients
& add salt as required. Now microwave it for 5 mins.
Add garlic if you want at this stage ( 1/2 tblsp
chopped ginger & 1/2 tblsp chopped garlic)

Once the mixture cools, grind it with the raw
chopped tomatoes.

Heat oil, add cumin seeds & bay leaf. Fry for 30 seconds.

Now add the paste that we ground earlier &
cook it for two mins.

Then add red chilly, turmeric & garam masala
to this mixture & give it a stir. The colour of the
gravy will change now. Now add 1 tsp of crushed
kasturi methi. Let it cook for 2 mins.

 

Now add milk & curd to the mixture & give
it a stir. If the gravy is too thick add a tblsp of
water & give it a stir. Let this mixture cook for
5 mins or till the raw masala flavour goes off.

Now add the paneer & let it cook for a min.
Turn off the stove.

Serve it hot with roti / parathas / jeera rice :-)

NOTE:
*  I used home made low fat paneer :-)
(Pls check out my previous post on how
to make home made paneer) Ready made
 paneer can be used.
* Instead of soaking the paneer in warm water,
you can fry it in butter or oil for 2 mins. But
paneer soaked in warm water will stay soft
for longer time.
* Use only raw tomates while grinding the
paste.
* Instead of cashews, almonds / badam can be
used. But pls soak the almonds in water for
10 mins & peel of the skin before grinding.
* If the gravy is thick, add water to the blender
you used for grinding the onion paste & shake it.
Use that water, so that the gravy will not be watery.
Also it will be easy for you to clean the blender :-)
*I used olive oil, ghee or butter can be used. Even
with oil, the gravy tastes like paneer butter masala :-)
* I used low fat curd & 2% milk, full fat curd or
full cream milk can be used. Instead of curd,
full cream can be used.
* The white layer on top in the pic is curd & for
decoration purpose (optional).
* I added only ginger, instead ginger garlic paste
can be used.
* Also crushed kasturi methi can be towards the end.
So the it will give a nice flavour.
Please do try and give your feedback..

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Happy happy yummy yummy cooking..

See you all soon with more interesting recipes :-)