Paneer Butter Masala ( Version I )

Can any one point me a person who hates paneer !!! I dont think so.... Espescially paneer butter masala with Naan and jeera rice... Goshhh.... :))

Ok here am submitting my first version of paneer butter masala. Am dedicating this wonderful dish to my granny who guided me through the process.  When she prepares this myself and my sister eats a minimum of 8 rotis. She keeps on preparing rotis and at one point of time realises that the bowl is out of stock of dough and screams us... lol !!! Awesome days :)) Love u Jayamaaaaa ... Muah :)

Serves : 4

Ingredients

• Onion - preferably red onion ( if big 1 or else 2 )
• Tomato - 4 nos if normal
• Bay leaf
• Cinnamon stick
• Cloves
• Elakka
• Kasuri methi - an impo ingredient which makes ur dish more tastier
• Chilly powder
• Coriander powder
• Turmeric powder
• Salt
• Paneer
• Cream
• Ginger Garlic paste
• Cahswenut
• Butter

Method

• Soak the cashwenut in warm water atleast for half an hour
• Chop the onions and tomato finely
• In a pan, add the required amt of butter... atleast 5 full spoons
• Once melted add the dry masalas ( bay leaf ,cinnamon stick ,cloves and elakka )
• Once the smell starts coming add little onion and give a gud fry...
• Then add ginger garlic paste aand fry nicely till the raw smell vanishes
• Then add the remaining onion..salt and fry till the onion becomes translucent
• When done add the tomatoes...
• Keep stirring the gravy till the tomato smashes and the butter oozes out from the gravy
• Now add little water to make it luk like a sauce
• When done add 2 tspn red chilly pwdr...  spn coriander powder and half spn turmeric pwdr
• Mix everything nicely
• Take 1 spn of kasuri methi and crush it in ur palms and add it to the gravy
• Keep a cup of warm water near you
• Take little of the warm water... add it 2 the gravy... give it a gud stir and let it boil for a few sec
• Repeat the above process 3 times till the u get the right consistency..
• Now grind the soaked cashwenuts into a fine paste and add the same 2 the gravy
• Chop the paneer and add it 2 the gravy
• Give it a gud stir
• Turn off the stove and before serving add 3 spn of cream to the gravy... this gives a gud texture and rich taste 2 d gravy :)))

Hot yummmyyyy paneer butter masala ready... Goes best with Naan , roti and jeera rice ;)