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Paneer Butter Masala

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Paneer butter masala also known as paneer makhani is a vegetarian dish from India that is also popular in the west. The dish combines paneer in a sauce quite similar to that of butter chicken.

Total 00:25
Yield 2

Ingredients

  • Ghee or oil
  • 200 g paneer
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 tsp ginger paste
  • 5 tsp garlic paste
  • 1 capsicum, diced
  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • 1 tsp ghee
  • 5 tsp hing powder
  • 1 tsp cardamom
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 500 g natural (plain) yoghurt

Instructions

  1. 1
    Fry paneer in ghee or oil, and set aside in a bowl.
  2. 2
    Sauté onion in oil with garlic and ginger paste until golden brown.
  3. 3
    Add diced capsicum and tomatoes.
  4. 4
    In a separate pan combine ghee, hing, cardamom, turmeric, garam masala, chilli powder, lemon juice, and cumin.
  5. 5
    Fry for 2 minutes, then add yoghurt.
  6. 6
    Cook on medium heat for five minutes.
  7. 7
    Add onions, capsicum, tomatoes, and paneer.
  8. 8
    Cook on low heat for 15 minutes occasionally stirring.
  9. 9
    Serve with rotis or naan and rice.
Category
Beverages
Cuisine
Indian

Dietary Information

Vegetarian

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Paneer_Butter_Masala