Paneer Butter Masala

Paneer Butter Masala Recipe

Preparation Time : 20 min
Cooking Time : 40 min
Yield :4-5 people
Ingredients:
Paneer -7 oz or 200 gms
Onion - 2 medium size chopped
Tomato - 3 medium size chopped
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tblspn
Butter - 2 tblspn
Coriander powder - 1 tspn
Cumin powder -1 tspn
Bay leaf -1
Cardamom -4
Cloves - 3
Cinnamon stick -1 
Oil - 1 tblspn
Green chillis - 3 chopped
Kasuri methi -1 tblspn
Water - as needed
Salt - to taste
Chilli powder - 1/2 tspn
Color -optional
Cream - optional
Directions:
First heat the oil in a pan and add bay leaf,cloves,cinnamon stick and cardamom in it.Next add ginger garlic paste,green chillis and onions.Fry them for about 1 min.Add tomatoes and mix it very well.Cook them for about 2 min.and switch off the flame.Let it cool completely.Meanwhile cut the paneer into cubes and fry them in a frying pan until it turns light brown color and put a side.Next take the cooled masala and grind them into a fine paste.Take a big frying pan and add butter in it.Add the masala paste into the pan and cook it for a while. Add some water if the consistency is very thick.Add coriander powder,chilli powder,cumin powder and salt.Mix it very well and add fried paneer pieces.Cook them for about 3 to 4 min.
Add color if you need.Done.Add kasuri methi and switch off the flame.Garnish with cream.Enjoy with chapathi or jeera rice.

Add bay leaf,cardamom,cloves,
cinnamon stick

Add onion,green chillis,tomatoes
one by one

Fry the paneer

Fried paneer

Grind the masala

Heat the butter in a pan

Add masala paste

Add spices

Add color

Add paneer

Add kasuri methi

Done!!