I have always been intrigued by this question. Honestly, other than using butter and bit of garam masala , I do not see how the recipe of paneer butter masala is different from shahi paneer except that there is a addition of little sugar in the shahi paneer gravy. So you can just use the below steps for both the recipes.
What is butter paneer roti ?
Butter paneer is the name of the dish and roti is the flatbread that goes with it. It can be a unleavened flat bread (chapati) or tandoori roti or naan.. This famous cottage cheese curry is a signature dish of Indian main course. It is a creamy soft cottage cheese curry which just melts into your mouth. It never disappoints. This curry just melts into the mouth. Most noteworthy, this recipe is a favorite with all age groups. It has minimum spices but is still rich and yummy. It is also kid friendly and even aged people can eat it. Bachelors love it, so do the groups of large families.
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Ingredients
Below are the ingredients to make dhaba style paneer butter masala.
- ricotta/cottage cheese cubes
- oil/ghee clarified butter/butter
- ginger
- chopped green chillies
For paneer butter masala curry
- onion
- ginger- chilli
- tomatoes
- coriander powder
- red chili powder
- turmeric powder
- garam masala powder
- soaked cashews/almonds/peanuts
- water
- cream(optional)
- kasoori methi / dried fenugreek leaves
- Salt as per taste
- Sugar (if you prefer you curry to be little sweet)
Refer to recipe card for exact quantities.
How to make Paneer butter masala? (video recipe)
Instructions
Read the below instructions and pictures to understand how to make paneer butter masala step by step .
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add chopped onions, tomatoes over medium heat. Now add the spices along with chopped almonds/cashews/peanuts.
3. Cook until tomatoes soften.
4. Add water and blend to make a buttery sauce. 5. Sieve the onion tomato sauce.
6. Add the sauce to the pan along with cream and cottage cheese cubes. Let it come to a boil.
7. Serve the roti and paneer butter masala wit
Note: If you are allergic to almonds, you can also make it with cashews. Panir kaju recipe also tastes the same. Just replace almonds with cashews in the same quantity.
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- Quick matar paneer(in pressure cooker)
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butter paneer recipe | Paneer butter masala recipe
Equipment
- Blender
- pan
Ingredients
- 400 grams paneer/cottage cheese cubes
- 4 tablespoon oil/ghee clarified butter/butter
- 2 medium onion
- 1 tablespoon ginger
- 1 tablespoon chopped green chillies
- 3 large tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder
- ½ tablespoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ tablespoon garam masala
- 2-3 soaked cashews/almonds
- 2 cups water
- ¼ cup cream(optional)
- 1 tablespoon crushed kasuri methi / dried fenugreek leaves
- Salt as per taste
- 1-2 teaspoon Sugar (if you prefer you curry to be little sweet),Shahi paneer curry served in the restaurant is little sweet
Instructions
How to prepare paneer masala?
- Heat 3 tbsp.oil and add onions & salt.
- saute for 5 mins.
- Add ginger & chillies with tomatoes. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add salt, cashews or almonds and cook until soft.
- Now add all the spices and mix well.
- Add 2 cups of water and mix. Blend once cool.
- In a pan, add 1 tbsp. ghee/oil/butter with blended onion tomato puree .
- Add cottage cheese cubes to the gravy with cream, kasuri methi and let it come to a boil.
- Garnish with a teaspoon of chopped coriander.
- Serve roti with paneer butter masala.
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Variations
- If you like it spicier, use more green chillies or add more hot red chilli powder. Kashmiri red chilli powder gives more color to the sauce but it is milder in taste. Use red paprika if Kashmiri red chili powder is not available.
- If you want to make jain paneer butter masala. You can avoid the onion in the recipe. Add more cashews to make the curry thick. This will give you a smooth curry for the paneer butter masala jain style recipe.
FAQ
Yes ! Below are some benefits.
Rich source of protein.
Super dose of calcium.
Improves metabolism.
It is rich in omega 3 and 6 fatty acids.
Good for diabetics, cancer prevention.
Reduces risk of heart diseases.
Probably, most people order it with Tandoori roti or Rumali Roti at a restaurant.Butter naan or garlic nan also tastes great. This dhaba style makhni curry is the first choice of many. It may also make or break a reviewer's opinion about a restaurant.
Do not throw the water which separates.This whey is very rich in proteins. You can use it instead of water while kneading roti dough or use it to make rice. You can add it to lentils while boiling dal. Whey stays in a glass bottle in refrigerator for 2-3 days max. Use the fresh cottage cheese to make bhurji or scramble.If you like to make a block of cheese, add the fresh cheese to a cake tin and put some weight on top so that you can get it pressed and it reduces to a block in the morning.Cut slices and make the desired curry.
Refer to this link to make your own paneer.
Conclusion: Make this curry for any special occasion. If you love to make your paneer, you can make it in advance. Alternatively, buy some from any local dairy over the weekend. These days even Costco sells it outside India. You may however make this with Halloumi too. Whip up a quick treat if you have guests coming home at a short notice
Diksha says
Awesome...looks yummy!
Leeravikas says
Almost once in a week I prepare paneer following the above recipe.. yummy it's..
bhavana bhatia says
Thank you so much for your feedback
Naziya Imran says
Thanks I almost lost in it. Thank you for step by step recipe. I tried last Sunday and it was awesome my family loved it.
Ashi says
Great recipe..made it a couple of times and turned out great
Gaurav says
Thanks for the feedback ..