Paneer Butter Masala

Name: Paneer Butter Masala
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 tbsp butter; 1 brown onion (small, chopped); 1 inch ginger (grated); 4 garlic clove (minced); 20 cashews; 1 cup tomatoes (chopped); 2 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp cooking oil; 4 cloves; 2 cardamom pods; 1 bay leaf; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 dried fenugreek; 2 tsp coriander powder; 2 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp sugar; ½ tsp turmeric powder; salt (to taste); 3 tbsp tomato paste; ½ cup water; 2 cups paneer (cubed, room temperature); 4 tbsp cream; 2 tbsp cilantro (leaves only)

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:30min

Creamy, buttery and a flavour bomb in your mouth! This authentic paneer butter masala recipe is a wonderful vegetarian Indian side dish filled with aromatic spices enveloped around mild and milky cottage cheese.

Updated at: Sun, 19 Oct 2025 08:26:26 GMT