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.
