Paneer Masala.

Paneer Masala is a gravy dish made with fried Paneer cubes along with Onion,Tomato, Tomato sauce, Ginger Garlic paste, Cashew paste and Indian spices. A very tasty Paneer Masala gravy goes well with chapathi, parathas, plain bread, naan or steamed rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Paneer Masala.

Ingredients:-

Paneer cubes.             - 200 gm
Onion.                         - 3 big
Tomato.                       - 3 big
Tomato Sauce.             - 2tsp
Ginger Garlic paste.     - 1tsp
Red chilly powder.       - 1tsp
Turmeric powder.         - 1/4tsp
Coriander powder.        - 2tsp
Garam Masala powder. - 1/2tsp
Cashew nuts.                  - 8 or 10

Corn flour.-1tbsp +1 cup water or [Boiled Milk. -1/2 cup]
Water.                              -1cup
Salt.                                 - to taste.
Oil.                                   - 2tbsp
Oil.                                   - for frying Paneer.

Instructions:-

1. Chop the Paneer into cubes.Heat oil in a frying pan on medium flame and fry the Paneer cubes until it becomes slightly golden brown colour on all sides. Keep aside the fried Paneer cubes.

2. Peel, wash and finely chop Onion and keep aside.

3. Wash and chop Tomatoes into small pieces. Add the chopped Tomatoes in a grinder and grind to a smooth paste without adding water. Keep aside the Tomato paste.

4.Soak Cashewnuts in hot water for 1hour to make it soft and grind to a fine paste.Keep aside the Cashewnut paste.

5. In a mixing bowl add 1tbsp Corn flour. Add  1cup of water and mix well without lumps.Add Red chilly powder, Coriander powder, Turmeric powder and Garam masala powder and mix well. Keep aside the spicy Corn flour mixture.

 or

[In a mixing bowl add  all the above four spice powders. Add 1/2 cup of boiled Milk. Mix well without any lumps. Keep aside the spicy Milk mixture.]

Method:-

1. Heat 2tbsp oil in a thick bottom kadai and add the Ginger Garlic paste and saute well till the raw smell of the ginger and garlic goes away.

2. Add finely chopped Onion and saute well till Onion becomes translucent and light pink in colour.

3. Add Tomato paste into the kadai and saute well till the raw smell of the Tomatoes goes away.

4. Add Tomato sauce into the kadai and mix everything well. Keep on stirring the masala paste till it releases from sides.

5. Add the spicy Corn flour mixture or spicy Milk mixture into the kadai and mix well.

6. When the mixture starts to thicken add 1 cup of water and mix well. Cook for few minutes on low flame and stir well.The consistency of the gravy is medium thick. You can increase or decrease the thickness of the gravy adding more or less water you need.

7. Add Cashewnut paste and required Salt and mix well and cook for a minute.

8. Add fried Paneer cubes into the gravy. Mix well and switch off the flame.

9. Transfer the Paneer Masala gravy to a serving bowl.

A very tasty and delicious Paneer Masala gravy is ready to serve with chapathi, plain bread, parathas, naan or steamed rice.

PANEER MASALA RECIPE- STEP BY STEP METHOD WITH FEW PHOTOS.

Paneer cubes.

Method:-

1. Heat 2tbsp oil in a thick bottom kadai and add the Ginger Garlic paste and saute well till the raw smell of the ginger and garlic goes away.

2. Add finely chopped Onion and saute well till Onion  pieces becomes translucent and light pink in colour.

3. Add Tomato paste into the kadai and saute well till the raw smell of the Tomatoes goes away.

4. Add Tomato sauce into the kadai and mix everything well. Keep on stirring the masala paste till it releases from sides.

5. Add the spicy Corn flower mixture or spicy Milk mixture into the kadai and mix well.

6. When the mixture starts to thicken add 1cup of water and mix well. Cook for few minutes on low flame and stir well.The consistency of the gravy is medium thick. You can increase or decrease the thickness of the gravy adding more or less water you need.

7. Add Cashewnut paste and required Salt and mix well and cook for a minute.

8. Add the fried Paneer cubes into the gravy. Mix well and switch off the flame.

9. Transfer the Paneer Masala gravy to a serving bowl.

A very tasty and delicious Paneer Masala gravy is ready to serve with chapathi, plain bread, parathas, naan. roti or steamed rice.