Paneer butter masala

One day searching for some recipe i end up at Sia's Monsoon spice and i saw the picture of panner butter masala.I got tempted by seeing the snap and ended up doing it.

Ingredients:-

Paneer cubes 2 cups, (I used amul frozen panner cubes)

Sugar 1 tsp

Kasuri Methi/Dried Fenugreek Leaves 1 tbsp

Oil 3 tbsp

Coriander Leaves, finely chopped

Salt to taste

Onion Paste

Onions 1 onion (big)

Jeera/Cumin Seeds 1/2 tsp

Cinnamon 1 inch

Cloves 3

Green Cardamoms 1

Bay Leaf 1

Khus-Khus/White Poppy Seeds 1/tbsp

Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp

For Tomato Paste:

Tomatoes 3

Cashews 10

Garam Masala 1 tsp

Amchur/Dry Mango Powder 1/2 tsp

Turmeric Powder pinch

Kashmiri/Deghi Chilli Powder 1 tbsp

Method:

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and add paneer blocks. Fry these pieces on both the sides till they turn golden

Place them in a bowl of water for about 15 mins.

Grind onion and tomato paste with all the ingredients listed above separetly are keep aside.

Heat another tbsp of oil in a same pan and add cumin seeds. When it starts to sizzle,add onion paste. Keep stirring at medium heat till onion paste turns light brown in colour.

Make sure that you continously stir the paste and it doesn’t stick to the pan.Now add kasuri methi and sugar and stir for another minute.

Add tomato paste and stir well. Simmer the heat and let it cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring in between to make sure it doesn’t stick to the pan.

Increase the heat to medium and add a cup of water, salt to taste and mix well. Cover and cook for another 5 minutes. Open the lid and adjust the seasonings.

If you find the gravy too thick, add about another ¼-½ cup of water. Drain water and mix in fried paneer pieces . Simmer the gravy and let it cook uncovered for another 5-7 minutes.Switch off.

Serve it hot with roti.

Recipe source:- Monsoon Spice