| Prep Time | 20 minutes |
| Cook Time | 30 minutes |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
Mother Base Gravy
- 100 gms Cashews
- 100 gms Melon Seeds
- 1 kg Onions Finely Chopped
- 4 tbsps Ginger Garlic Paste
- 5 tbsps Tomato Blanched & Pureed
- 1/2 cup Cooking Oil
- 5 Cardamom
- 5 Cloves
- 1 Inch Cinnamon
- 2 tbsps Chili Powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
- 1 tsp Fenugreek Kasuri Methi Dry /
- 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder
- 1/4 tsp Orange / Red Food color
Paneer Butter Masala
- 500 gms Paneer Cottage Cheese /
- 2 Bay Leaf
- 2 Chilies Green Slit
- 1/2 tsp Kasuri Methi
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp Salt (adjustable)
- 4 tbsps Butter
- 2 tbsps Fresh Cream
- 1 tsp Coriander Chopped (optional)
Ingredients
Mother Base Gravy
Paneer Butter Masala
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Instructions
Mother Base Gravy :
- In a non stick pan add oil, add cardamom, cloves & cinnamon sautxe9 for a minute add chopped onions , sautxe9 till golden brown.
- Add ginger garlic paste , sautxe9 till the raw smell goes then add tomato paste , cook in slow flame and keep stirring to avoid burning, (this step is very important).
- Add cashew & melon paste, and add chili powder, coriander powder , turmeric powder ,cumin powder ,cardamom powder and dry fenugreek and red color and cook for another few minutes and the base gravy is ready.
- Cool the gravy and make portions and store in air tight containers, label them and freeze.
Paneer Butter Masala :
- Heat butter in a wok and fry the paneer cubes and keep aside.
- In the remaining butter (add more if required) add bay leaf and 4-5 tbsp of mother base gravy and saute for a while. Now add slit green chilies, dry and crushed kasuri methi and 1 tbsp of cream.
- Stir and saute for another 4-6 minutes or till butter starts leaving from sides.
- Add water or milk to the gravy as per your required consistency. Try to keep it thick.
- Adjust salt and allo it to cook for 5 mins in low flames with lid closed.
- Add fried paneer cubes and garnish with chopped coriander and a swirl of cream.
- Serve hot with garlic butter naan.
Recipe Notes
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