Paneer Butter Masala – Restaurant Style Recipe at Home"

 Prep Time: 20 min

Cook Time: 25 min

Servings: 4

Level: Easy

📝 Ingredients

For Paneer Marination--------

Paneer – 250g, cubes me kata hua

Dahi – 2 tbsp

Kashmiri Lal Mirch Powder – ½ tsp

Haldi – ¼ tsp

Salt – 1 pinch

Oil – 1 tsp

For Gravy

Makhan (Butter) – 2 tbsp

Oil – 1 tbsp

Pyaz – 2 medium, roughly chopped

Tamatar – 3 medium, roughly chopped

Kaju – 10 pieces (15 min garam paani me bhige hue)

Adrak – 1 inch piece

Lahsun – 4 cloves

Kashmiri Lal Mirch Powder – 1 tsp

Dhaniya Powder – 1 tsp

Garam Masala – ½ tsp

Kasuri Methi – 1 tsp (hath se malkar)

Fresh Cream – 3 tbsp

Salt – swad anusar

Paani – 1 cup (ya consistency ke hisab se)

👩‍🍳 Method

Step 1 – Paneer Marination

1. Ek bowl me dahi, lal mirch, haldi, namak aur oil milaiye.

2. Paneer cubes dal kar 10–15 min ke liye aside rakhiye.

Step 2 – Base Preparation

1. Ek pan me oil garam karke pyaz, adrak, lahsun ko medium flame par 5–6 min tak halka golden hone tak bhune.

2. Tamatar dal kar 5–6 min cook karein jab tak soft ho jaye aur oil alag dikhne lage.

3. Gas band karke mixture thoda thanda hone dein, phir kaju ke saath blender me smooth paste bana lijiye.

💡 Tip: Blending ke time thoda garam paani add karein taki paste bilkul smooth bane.

Step 3 – Secret Flavor Lift

Butter ko halki aag par melt karke usme kasuri methi 10 sec tak sizzle karein. Ye step gravy me deep aroma deta hai

Step 4 – Gravy Cooking

1. Butter + kasuri methi ka mixture pan me rakhiye.

2. Kashmiri lal mirch powder dal kar 5 sec bhune (jalne na dein).

3. Onion-tomato-cashew paste dal kar 3–4 min roast karein.

4. Dhaniya powder, garam masala aur namak dal dein.

5. 1 cup paani dal kar halki aanch par 5 min simmer karein.

Step 5 – Paneer Add & Finish

1. Marinated paneer cubes gravy me dal kar 3 min cook karein.

2. Gas band karke fresh cream dalen aur gently mix karein (cream curdle na ho).

💡 Tips

Paneer ko fry na karein, sirf marinate karke add karein — isse soft rahega.

Rich taste ke liye cream quantity badha sakte hain.

Natural red gravy ke liye Kashmiri mirch use karein.