Butter Paneer Masala

Butter Paneer Masala, a bright orange-colored smooth,creamy and light buttery flavored North Indian fare, is one of the most popular main course food items in Indian restaurants.Calcium rich fresh homemade paneer cubes are simmered lightly with a rich buttery onion-tomato sauce and spices,flavored with pleasantly bitter dry fenugreek leaves and further enriched with cashew nut paste.

Butter Paneer Masala Recipe

Ingredients:

250 gms paneer – cubed and sauté in a tbsp of ghee till golden brown, remove into a dish and add a cup of hot water to the fried paneer cubes and let them sit in it for 5mts,then drain the water and keep aside
2 big onions (blanch for 10 mts and puree)
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp red chilli pwd (I used kashmiri chillis)
3 big ripe tomatoes (blanch ,de-skin and puree)
3 tbsps cashewnut paste
½ tsp coriander pwd
pinch of haldi (turmeric pwd)
1/2 tsp kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves)
garam masala pwd (make a pwd of 3 cloves,1 green cardamom and 1” cinnamon)
salt to taste
3 tbsps butter
2 tbsps fresh cream

Heat 2 tbsp of butter in a pan, add the onion paste and sauté till brown. Add ginger-garlic paste. Saute for 3 minutes. Add chilli pwd and combine,followed by the cashew paste and combine.

Add tomato puree, crushed kasuri methi,coriander pwd,haldi,garam masala and salt. Stir and let it simmer for 4-5 mts.

Add the paneer and simmer for 4-5 minutes. Add a small cup of water and let it cook on medium heat for 10 mts or till you get the desired curry consistency .Remove from fire, stir in remaining butter and fresh cream.

Let the curry sit for 10-15 mts before serving.Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with rotis, naan , paranthas or simple steamed white rice.

Butter Paneer Masala is cooked on the same lines as Kadai Paneer , a creamy curry where paneer is cooked with bell peppers and tomatoes and served in a kadai (restaurant style).

I enjoy these melt-in-the-mouth tender cubes of paneer, appealing velvety texture and color, bursting with flavor butter paneer masala with rotis, salad and a glass of mango lassi. I love the color, texture and taste of this delicious curry.

Butter Paneer Masala Recipe

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Main Ingredients:

Butter Paneer Masala, a bright orange-colored smooth,creamy and light buttery flavored North Indian fare, is one of the most popular main course food items in Indian restaurants.Calcium rich fresh homemade paneer cubes are simmered lightly with a rich buttery onion-tomato sauce and spices,flavored with pleasantly bitter dry fenugreek leaves and further enriched with cashew nut [...]

STUFFED EGGS RECIPE

Ingredients:

4 eggs (hard boiled)
1 tbsp ghee / oil
1 tbsp chopped onions
3 tbsp cooked ground / minced meat
Salt To Taste
1 green chili (chopped)
1/2 tsp ginger (grated)
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp corn flour / corn starch
1 egg (beaten)
1 tbsp coriander leaves (chopped)
1 lemon juice
breadcrumbs for coating
12 pieces of liver (fried) for garnishing
Oil for deep-frying

Preparation:

• Heat the oil / ghee in a frying pan and fry the onions till golden.
• Add the meat, salt, chili, coriander, ginger, tomato paste and lemon juice and fry for about 5 minutes.
• peel the shell and cut the hard boiled eggs into half lengthways.
• Take out the yolks and add to the frying mixture.
• Cook for another 5 minutes and remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• Stir the corn flour into the beaten egg, making a batter.
• Place the breadcrumbs on a flat dish.
• Fill the meat mixture into the yolk cavity ( hole  from where yolk is separated) of each egg half, cover with another half to make complete egg shapes.
• Dip the stuffed egg into the egg and corn flour batter and roll over the breadcrumbs.
• Heat oil in a kadhai / deep-frying pan over a moderate heat and fry the stuffed eggs until golden all over.
• Remove and drain on a paper towel.
• Serve garnished with fried liver, coriander leaves and with chutney or sauce.

INDIAN EGG BIRYANI RECIPE

Ingredients:

1/2 cup ghee / oil
8 large eggs (hard boiled)
1 large onion (finely chopped)
2 flakes garlic (curshed)
2 bay leaves
1-inch cinnamon stick
1 brown Cardamom (badi elaichi)
4 green cardamom pods (chhoti elaichi)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp chili powder or to taste
2 cups Basmati (long grain) Rice
21/2 cups warm water
Salt To Taste
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
3-4 tomatoes (thickly sliced) to garnish

Preparation:

• Heat the oil / ghee in a deep sauce pan and fry onions and garlic together with the bay leaves, cinnamon and cardamoms, until golden.
• Carefully prick the eggs with a fork and add to the pan.
• Stir in turmeric, chili powder and fry for about 5 minutes.
• Add pre-soaked rice and stir slowly and carefully for 2 minutes.
• Pour in water and salt to taste, and cook over a modeate heat until the rice is tender and water is absorbed.
• Sprinkle garam masala powder over it.
• Garnish egg biryani with chopped coriander and tomato slices, serve hot.

BOILED EGG RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 to 4 Eggs
Water (enough to cover the eggs by 1 inch)
High Saucepan with cover (large enough to completely cover eggs) 

Preparation:

• Place the eggs in the pan with the help of a spoon and add cold water enough to cover the eggs by 1 inch.
• Bring the water to boil and then remove from heat. Cover the pan, and let sit for 15 - 20 minutes.
• Later transfer the eggs to a pan of ice cubes and water.
• Chill the eggs for 2 minutes. At the same time boil the water again in which the eggs were boiled earlier.
• Transfer the chilled eggs from the ice bowl to the boiling water pan & bring to the boil again. Let them boil for 10 seconds.
• Remove the eggs and place them back into the ice cold water. Placing them in the ice water agian prevents dark lines from forming . After 5 - 10 minutes take them out and use them accordingly