Paneer cubes in a buttery nutty creamy tangy flavor. It is a rich dish with really tasty ingredients. Paneer dishes are always a real treat for vegetarians. I have heard people say that Paneer makhani,paneer butter masala and paneer makhanwala are same and its just the name which differs. But I personally feel paneer butter masala and paneer makhanwala is different in the method of preparation and also its taste. I will soon post the recipe of paneer butter masala and you will know the difference. I am not sure what is the originality of each dish. ;)Whats there in the name, its the taste which matters a lot 😉 Right?
My friends came over from Ottawa for the weekend, so did this for them. I made it with roti. And they really loved it 
. Happy ME ! 😀 When there is guest over and I wanted to do vegetarian dishes, I will make it a point to do atleast one paneer dish ;). It goes well with any kind of pulav, jeera rice, naan,roti or any kind of bread you fancy.
You can always skip the ingredients a bit if you don’t have that specific ingredient at home. You can do this recipe with tofu,chicken,potato instead of paneer. Never be afraid to try new flavors in your cooking
. I always believe in that. 🙂
It taste great with peas pulao, veg fried rice Indian or parotta.
I have a collection of paneer recipes to look and my other favorite paneer recipes: Butter paneer curry, paneer sandwich, and paneer dumplings
- For the gravy:
- Onion - 1 Chopped
- Tomato - 2 Chopped
- Garlic - 5 Chopped
- Ginger - ½ inch Chopped
- Cinnamon - 1
- Cardomon - 2 whole
- Cashews - 7 whole
- Almond - 7 whole
- Jeera - 1 Tbsp
- Salt - As needed
- Water - 2 cups
[other] - Unsalted Butter - 2 Tbsp
- Paneer - 250gms
- Chilli Powder - 1 Tbsp
- Green Chilli - 1 Slit
- Kasturi Methi - 1 tbsp
- Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
- Sugar - ½ tsp
- Water - 1½ cups
[Garnish] - Paneer - 1 Tbsp Grated
- Ginger - ½ inch, Juilenne
- Cream - 1 Tbsp
- Salt - As needed
- Mix the chopped onions, tomatoes, cashews, almonds, garlic, ginger, cinnamon, cardomon, jeera, salt and water in a pan.
- Cook for about 15- 20 minutes on a medium flame till everything gets cooked. Allow this to cool.
- Then add everything in a blender. Blend them into a smooth paste with not even small pieces of cashews on it.
- Heat butter in the same pan.
- Add the jeera, blended makhani paste and stir well.
- Add chilli powder. (If you want rich color, you can add kashmiri chilli powder. I used normal one)
- Stir well &sauté the masala on a medium flame till the butter ooze out. It has to be sauted really well till butter ooze out.
- Add paneer, methi leaves, chilli powder,cream,water and boil for ten minutes.
- Switch off the flame. Garnish with paneer, ginger and cream.
2. Close the lid when you add paneer and water at the end as it will splash out some gravy outside as it boils.
3. You can also fry paneer in butter/oil before you add them.
It taste great with peas pulao, veg fried rice Indian or parotta.or any kind of bread you fancy.
Any dish with paneer is always mouthwatering ,this is more special 🙂
Thank you lavanya akka 🙂
This looks SO delicious! I have never actually had paneer, but have ogling it online for awhile now. I love making fresh cheese, and I have been considering making paneer myself. Have you done this before? I imagine it’s very similar to making ricotta. The sauce that you’ve made looks and sounds fantastic as well! Can’t wait to try this one!
🙂 Thank you so much 🙂 Glad you liked it. your website looks amazing 🙂 I make lot of paneer dishes 😉 paneer dishes are always tasty :D. I have never done paneer myself but i know the procedure to do it. 🙂 let me know if you would like to know..
And do try the dish and let me know how it turns out 🙂 Waiting!!!
Good recipe Suki 🙂 One small tip, if you could implement, will really be helpful. Instead of no. of vegetables, like 1 tomato or onion, if you could mention as 1 cup or 1/2 cup it would be great for measurement since vegetables come in so many different sizes and its always tough to follow the number count.
Very true 🙂 Thank you for the feedback. Will follow so on future recipes :)!