Easy Paneer Butter Masala Recipe | Butter Paneer Recipe | Cheese Butter Masala

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 40 minutes
  • Total time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 5 Servings
  • Category: curries
  • Cuisine: punjabi

Ingredients

For curry base:

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp butter
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 inch cinnamon
  • 4 cloves
  • 1 pod black cardamom
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 onion (sliced)
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 3 tomato (sliced)
  • 3 tbsp cashew
  • 1 cup water

For curry:

  • 2 tsp oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • ½ tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp cream
  • 20 cubes paneer
  • 2 tbsp kasuri methi (crushed)
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)

Method

  1. Firstly, in a wok, heat 2 tbsp oil, 1 tsp butter, and saute spices. I have added 1 tsp of cumin, 1 inch of cinnamon, 4 cloves, 1 pod of black cardamom, and 1 bay leaf.
  2. Once the spices have turned aromatic, add 2 onions, 5 cloves of garlic, and 1 inch of ginger, and sauté until the onions soften.
  3. Also add 3 tomatoes, 3 tbsp cashew and saute for a minute.
  4. Now add 1 cup water, cover and boil for 5 to 10 minutes.
  5. Once the tomatoes are cooked well, discard the bay leaf and allow the mixture to cool completely.
  6. Now grind to a smooth paste. Filter out to get a silky smooth texture. Keep aside.
  7. In a wok,heat 2 tsp oil and 1 tbsp butter.
  8. Once the oil is heated, add ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp coriander powder and ½ tsp garam masala.
  9. Sauté till the spices turn aromatic.
  10. Add in the prepared tomato onion base and cook well.
  11. Keep cooking and boil for 5 minutes, until the mixture is well-cooked.
  12. Now add 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp sugar, 2 tbsp cream and mix well.
  13. Add 20 cubes paneer and simmer for 5 minutes till the flavours are absorbed.
  14. Add 2 tbsp kasuri methi and 2 tbsp coriander. Mix well.
  15. Finally, enjoy Paneer Butter Masala Recipe with roti.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.