Paneer Butter Masala - made easy
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Hello folks,
If you are wondering what this dish is doing in a south Indian curry blog, see if this helps. Well as a South Indian there is a certain craving for North Indian food, right?. I try to attempt to satisfy this craving at home sometimes and that's how I came about this recipe by vah chef. His enthusiasm is contagious. Its my practice to add recipes I love and enjoy into my blog. There is something about writing it in your own words i guess!
Ingredients
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paneer/tofu - 1 to 1.5 cups
onion - 1/2 cup
giner garlic paste - 2 tbsp
For Sauce-
coariander powder - 2 tbsp
kasuri methi - 1tbsp
garam masala - 1 tbsp
tomato ketchup - 2 tbsp
Milk - as required
Heavy/light cream - as required
salt - as desired
Method
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1. Mix the powders by combining coariander powder, garam masala, methi powder, salt, tomato ketch up. Use milk to thin the mix out. Adding milk at this stage will reduce requirement of cream at the end. This should yield about 1 cup of uncooked sauce. Set aside.
2. Saute onions, ginger garlic paste and then add the sauce mix prepared on previous step. Cover and cook for 3-5 minutes.
3. Taste the sauce at this point, adjust seasnings, add more tomato ketchup , salt if desired. You can also add food coloring at this stage.
4. Add the cubed paneer or tofu to the sauce and cook for another 5 minutes with the lid on.
5. When the paneer has absorbed the flavors, add heavy/light cream to the sauce to get butter masala taste.
Note : For more calories ( ha ha i meant richer taste), use butter for sauteing and heavy cream, whole milk where ever possible. For lesser calories, use oil for sauteting and light cream, fat free milk. For me I am good with lesser calories !!!
------------------------------------------
Hello folks,
If you are wondering what this dish is doing in a south Indian curry blog, see if this helps. Well as a South Indian there is a certain craving for North Indian food, right?. I try to attempt to satisfy this craving at home sometimes and that's how I came about this recipe by vah chef. His enthusiasm is contagious. Its my practice to add recipes I love and enjoy into my blog. There is something about writing it in your own words i guess!
Ingredients
---------------
paneer/tofu - 1 to 1.5 cups
onion - 1/2 cup
giner garlic paste - 2 tbsp
For Sauce-
coariander powder - 2 tbsp
kasuri methi - 1tbsp
garam masala - 1 tbsp
tomato ketchup - 2 tbsp
Milk - as required
Heavy/light cream - as required
salt - as desired
Method
----------
1. Mix the powders by combining coariander powder, garam masala, methi powder, salt, tomato ketch up. Use milk to thin the mix out. Adding milk at this stage will reduce requirement of cream at the end. This should yield about 1 cup of uncooked sauce. Set aside.
2. Saute onions, ginger garlic paste and then add the sauce mix prepared on previous step. Cover and cook for 3-5 minutes.
3. Taste the sauce at this point, adjust seasnings, add more tomato ketchup , salt if desired. You can also add food coloring at this stage.
4. Add the cubed paneer or tofu to the sauce and cook for another 5 minutes with the lid on.
5. When the paneer has absorbed the flavors, add heavy/light cream to the sauce to get butter masala taste.
Note : For more calories ( ha ha i meant richer taste), use butter for sauteing and heavy cream, whole milk where ever possible. For lesser calories, use oil for sauteting and light cream, fat free milk. For me I am good with lesser calories !!!
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