Paneer Butter Masala

A dish which is very common and is love by all. A dish which is always in the menu of all vegetarians. Here is how I like my paneer butter masala.

Ingredients

200gm Cottage Cheese ( Paneer)

2  Medium Sized onions Roughly Chopped

4 Medium sized Tomatoes ( blanched) or 4 Tbsp Kissan Tomato Puree
3-4 Cloves of Garlic
4 Red chili (dry)
10-12 Cashew Nuts ( soaked for 1/2 an hour)
1/4 tsp Red Chili Powder

1/2 tsp Shahi Jeera

2-3 Green cardamon

1 Bay Leaf ( Tej Patta)

1/2 tsp Honey

1 tsp kasuri methi ( dry roasted and hand crushed)

2 Tbsp Oil

1 Tbsp butter

Salt to taste

Procedure

Heat oil a pan, add whole red chilies, shahi jeera, cashew nuts, cardamon and bay leaf, add onion and fry till light brown, add tomatoes, salt and fry till oil separates. Now let the masala cool and use a blnder to make a smooth paste. Fry finely chopped garlic in butter and add the gravy masala. Grind it

Butter, finely chopped garlic fry and mix in gravy, kasuri methi dry roast, powder with hand and add to gravy. Let it simmer on low flame. Cut the cottage cheese in desired size and shape. add to the gravy. Now add honey, mix well, add hand crushed roasted kasuri methi. Ready to serve!!!!