PANEER BUTTER MASALA WITH MIXED VEGETABLES

PANEER BUTTER MASALA WITH MIXED VEGETABLES

Paneer Butter Masala is a punjabi dish,But through out India this dish is very famous.Here in todays dish I cannot name the recipe as pure Paneer Butter Masala because I have prepared it in a different way.But It is very similar to that dish and also an awesome dish. The paste of shallots, garlic, ginger, cashews and tomatoes maks this dish a rich one.I have not used fresh cream.It goes well with Naan,Chapathi,poori,idiappam etc.

                                                    INGREDIENTS

• Paneer                                       - 1 packet
• Frozen mixed veg                       - 1/2 cup
• Frozen corn                                - 1/4 cup
• Onions                                       - 1/2 part sliced
• Shallots                                     -  20 nos
• Garlic                                        -  5
• Ginger paste                               -  1/2 tsp
• Tomato                                      -  2 cut into pieces
• Capsicum                                  -  1/2 part cut into small pieces
• Butter                                       -   2tbsp ( Here Ihave used garlic and herb butter to fry the                                                                   paneer)
• Turmeric powder                      -   1/4 tsp
• Coriander powder                     -   2 tsp
• Red chilly powder                     -  1 1/2 tsp
• Crushed cashews                      -   1/4 cup
• Salt to taste 
• Water as required
• Oil 
• Mustard seeds                       -      few
• Fennel seed                           -      few
• COriander leaves

                                                     METHOD

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• Cut the paneer into squares  and set ready the frozen veg and corn together.

•  I have used this butter here you can use ordinary butter also.

•  Heat the kadai and add the  butter to it..

•  Fry both sides of paneer till it becomes tender.

• Keep ready shallots and garlic.

•  Keep aside the fried paneer in a plate.

•  In the same pan saute turmeric powder.

•  Next add coriander powder to it and saute well.

• Add the red chilly powder to it and saute for few mins.

•  Add ginger paste to it and saute it.

•  Then add the shallots and garlic into it and saute for 3 mins.

•  Add chopped tomato  to it.

•  Add salt and saute well.

•  Add crushed cashews to it and mix well.

•  Grind this mixture in a mixie and keep this aside.

                                      

•  Heat some oil in a kadai.

•  Splutter mustard seeds and fennel seeds together.(If you like you can add 2 cinamons,6 cloves and 1 star anise.This is optional and I have not used here.)

•  Saute sliced onions to it.

•  Saute till it becomes light brown in color .

•  When onions become light brown in color add vegetables and corn.Saute for few mins and add little salt too.

•  Add chopped capsicum too.

• Combine everything well.

•  After 2 mins add the grinded masala to it.

•  Add enough water.

•  When it starts boiling add the fried paneer to it.

•  Let it boil for 5 mins in low flame.

•  Garnish with coriander and switch off the flame.

                        ENJOY THIS AWESOME DISH AND ENJOY GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!