Paneer Butter Masala

Ingredients : -

• Paneer - 250gm cut into cubes 
• Ginger and garlic paste - 2tbsp
• Onion - 2 medium sized chopped roughly 
• Tomato - 2 medium sized 
• Cashew nuts - 10 pieces soaked in water
• Bay leaf - 1piece
• Cinnamon - 1 piece 
• Cardamom - 2pieces
• Cloves - 2pieces 
• Kasturi methi - 1tbsp
• Fresh cream - 1/2cup
• Milk - 1/2cup
• Chilli powder - 1tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2tbsp
• Coriander powder - 1tbsp
• Garam masala - 1tbsp
• Butter - 2tbsp
• Oil as per requirement 
• Salt as per taste 

Method : -

• Grind the chopped onions to make a thick paste then grind the soaked cashews nuts and keep it aside.
• Take a pan add 2cup of water and  add the tomatoes into it and let it boil for 5-10 minutes. Then remove it from pan and let it cool. After that remove the skins from the boiled tomatoes and grind it to make tamato purée and keep it aside.
• Then take a pan and add 2tbsp of oil and butter into it,when the oil is hot add the cinnamon sticks,cardamom,cloves,bay leaf and sauté it for 2mints then add the onion paste and sauté it for few mints then add the ginger and garlic paste,mix it properly and again sauté it for few minutes till it turns light brown.
• Then add the red chilli powder , turmeric powder and sauté it for few minutes.
• Then add the tamato purée and mix it properly and let it cook 5mints then add the cashews nut paste and mix it properly and let it cook for few minutes.
• Then add the coriander powder,garam masala powder and mix well , let it cook for few minutes until the oil starts to separate from the masala mixture.
• Then add milk and same quantity of water into the masala and add salt as per your taste and mix it properly let it cook for 5-7mints until the oil comes into top.
• Then add the paneer cubes  and mix it gently , add the Kasuri methi into it and cook it for few minutes until you get the proper gravy consistency.
• Then add the fresh cream into the gravy and mix it properly and switch off the flame.
• Your Paneer Butter Masala is ready to eat.
• Transfer the gravy into the serving bowl Garnish with some fresh cream or a cube of butter and serve hot with any type of roti or rice .