22. Paneer Butter Masala (Spicy Indian Cottage Cheese and Butter Dish)

Paneer butter masala is a paneer recipe which is also creamy due to the butter being added to the dish. It consists of spicy and rich tomato gravy which adds to its taste.

Serving size: 5

Time taken: ½ hour

Ingredients for the dish:

  1. Tomato: 2

  2. Cashew: 6

  3. Garlic: 5 flakes

  4. Butter: 2 spoons

  5. Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese): 10 pieces

  6. Cumin seeds: ½ spoon

  7. Red chilli powder: 1 spoon

  8. Salt

  9. Garam masala: ½ spoon

  10. Coriander

Preparation method:

Make a paste of tomato, cashew and garlic. Put butter on a pan and fry with cumin seeds, chilli powder, garam masala, add the tomato-cashew-garlic paste to it. Fry paneer separately in ghee till it turns brown and mix it with other ingredients for cooking it in the pan. You can add coriander to garnish it. Serve with rotis.