# Paneer Butter Masala

Restaurant Style Paneer Makhani or Paneer Butter Masala is an Indian vegetarian recipe.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 tsp Oil
- 1 kg Red Chopped Tomatoes
- 2 qty Bay Leaves
- 3 qty Kashmiri Whole Red Chillies
- 2 qty Cinnamon Sticks
- 2 qty Green Chillies
- 5 qty Green Cardamom
- 1 tbsp Chopped Ginger
- 0.5 cup Cashew Nuts
- 1 cup Water
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 1 tsp Oil
- 4 qty Slit Green Chillies
- 1 tbsp Grated/Paste Ginger
- 1.5 tbsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
- 2 tsp Salt
- 600 gms Cubed Cottage Cheese
- 1 tbsp Fenugreek Powder
- 0.5 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 0.5 cup Cream

## Instructions

1. Add oil to a pan on a medium flame.
2. Add red chopped tomatoes.
3. Add bay leaves.
4. Add kashmiri whole red chillies.
5. Add cinnamon sticks.
6. Add green chillies.
7. Add green cardamom.
8. Add chopped ginger.
9. Add cashew nuts.
10. Add water.
11. Cook for 15 minutes.
12. Grind mixture to a fine paste.
13. Add butter to a pan.
14. Add oil.
15. Add slit green chillies.
16. Add grated/paste ginger.
17. Add kashmiri red chilli powder.
18. Add gravy.
19. Cook for 5 min and stir.
20. Add salt.
21. Add cubed cottage cheese.
22. Cook for 5-7min and stir occasionally.
23. Add fenugreek powder.
24. Add garam masala.
25. Add sugar.
26. Add cream.
27. Paneer Butter Masala is ready to serve.

## Equipment

- pan
- wooden fork
- blender
- spatula

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/pjJgCXx_FRk?si=WNuMrVVURzzJH6-m
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/78905cd2-ca33-494a-8a52-0bc054dc05e9
- Extracted: 2025-05-25

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