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Butter Paneer Recipe / Paneer Butter Masala Recipe

October 17, 2011 By Aarthi 59 Comments

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Paneer Butter Masala…Saying that name itself makes my mouth watery…This delicacy is a must order dish whenever we go to a near by vegetarian restaurant called as Arya Bhavan..They make a awesome paneer butter masala which I can eat it all day…I always want to imitate that dish and I made my first version of this in my blog which turned out pretty good..To view that recipe click here..

But I am not satisfied with that recipe..I always want to post a better way to make that dish..Hence this recipe..I can promise you that this one was way better than the first one…And who knows one day I can post another recipe which may be better than this..So without any delay..Off you go for the step by step recipe with pictures..

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cooking Time : 35 to 40 mins
Serves : 4 to 5

Ingredients:
Onion-1 large chopped
Tomatoes-4 chopped
Paneer / Cottage Cheese-1 packet cubed around 200 grams
Cumin seeds / Jeerakam-1 tsp
Chilli powder-1 tsp
Coriander powder / Malli Podi-1 tblspn
Garam masala powder-2 tsp
Kasuri Methi Leaves / Dried Fenugreek Leaves-1 tblspn
Ginger Garlic Paste-1 tblspn
Milk-1 cup or as needed
Butter-4 tblspn
Oil-1 tblspn
Sugar-1 tsp
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves for garnishing
Method:
Grind Onion and Tomato to a fine paste.Fry Paneer cubes in oil till light browned and set aside.
Melt butter in the same pan in which the paneer pieces is fried..
Add in cumin seeds and Ginger Garlic Paste and fry for few minutes.
Add in onion and tomato puree and mix well..Cook this until oil separates from this..
Add in chilli,coriander and garam masala powder in this and mix well.
Season with salt and sugar..
Add in kasuri methi leaves and mix well..
Now add in fried paneer cubes and mix well.Pour in milk and continue stiring till it reaches the right consistency.Add more water if needed..
Cover and simmer for 5 to 10 mins untill oil separates from the gravy..
Garnish with cilantro and serve with roti..
Pictorial:
Take all your ingrediants
Prepare all your vegetables
take it in a blender
make into a fine puree
Take your Paneer block
Cube it
Heat oil
add in paneer cubes
fry till golden
Remove and Set aside
Melt butter in the same pan
add in cumin seeds
and ginger garlic paste
now add in onion – tomato puree
Cover with a lid
Cook till oil separates from this
add in chilli powder
coriander powder
and garam masala powder
mix well
season with salt
and some sugar
add in kasuri methi leaves
and fried paneer cubes
mix well
pour in milk
and mix well
cover again and simmer
till oil separates from this
garnish with coriander leaves

Serve

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About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Deeksha

    October 17, 2011 at 5:18 pm

    looks very inviting. yummy!

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  2. Chitra

    October 17, 2011 at 6:35 pm

    yummy paneer butter masala….

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  3. Laney

    October 17, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    Ohhh I love paneer! This looks amazing and its actually a little easier to make than I thought (I always imagine that a million different types of spices go into Indian food). Hopefully I can find a store to get all the ingredients so I can try to make it at home!!

    Reply
  4. MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!.

    October 17, 2011 at 9:24 pm

    Paneer Butter Masala luks super-delicious and mouthwatering dear.Luv the recipe too.

    Reply
  5. Emily of The Best of this Life

    October 17, 2011 at 10:50 pm

    Oh my goodness! So glad you all survived the fire!
    This looks like an appetizing dish – lovely photos!

    Reply
  6. Rekha shoban

    October 18, 2011 at 12:00 am

    healthy n delicious paneer butter masala!!

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  7. Rekha shoban

    October 18, 2011 at 12:00 am

    healthy n delicious paneer butter masala!!

    Reply
  8. Nalini's Kitchen

    October 18, 2011 at 12:36 am

    One of my fav…looks so flavorful and tempting.

    Reply
  9. Sharmilee! :)

    October 18, 2011 at 5:01 am

    Creamy and yummy curry, perfect with rotis

    Reply
  10. SavithaRaj's Spice Land

    October 18, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    Nice presentation..

    Reply
  11. Anonymous

    July 24, 2012 at 4:34 pm

    I tried your recipe. I got a lot of compliments. Thanks.

    Reply
  12. kailash

    October 23, 2012 at 12:06 pm

    yr pictorial is really superb

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  13. Sujitha

    June 14, 2013 at 1:42 am

    Thanks for this recipe ..I tried this today , but noticed that milk curdled at the end..Am I missing something here? Thanks !

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  14. Aarthi

    June 14, 2013 at 2:46 am

    @Sujitha I think you must have boiled it for a little longer. After adding milk just boil it for 5 mins.

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  15. Anonymous

    June 22, 2013 at 3:59 pm

    Hi,tried ur recipe.is the milk should be boiled and cooled before adding.we found a bit sour taste in the dish.need to add more sugar r anything else.girija

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  16. Aarthi

    September 3, 2013 at 2:03 am

    @Anonymous yes use boiled milk. no need to cool it. you can add more sugar if the gravy is sour

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  17. Rakshith M

    September 26, 2013 at 9:59 am

    It serves for two people or three people

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  18. Aarthi

    September 27, 2013 at 3:18 am

    @Rakshith Mit will serve upto 3 people

    Reply
  19. Unknown

    March 2, 2014 at 6:27 am

    We had a get together in our church today.. I made this for nearly 20 ppl and the result was awesome. . Everyone appreciated me. Thanks a lot for d nice recipe.. god bless u

    Reply
  20. Anonymous

    March 15, 2014 at 8:17 am

    It is mouth watering will try it on sunday. Is it possible to skip milk

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  21. Aarthi

    March 15, 2014 at 9:58 am

    @AnonymousYou can add cream instead, but you cannot skip both. Because that what gives the creaminess.

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  22. priya s

    June 21, 2014 at 8:05 am

    Wer can v find tis kasuri methi leaves… Actually wat is tat..

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  23. Aarthi

    June 21, 2014 at 5:17 pm

    @priya sU can find this any indian supermarket

    Reply
  24. Anonymous

    July 18, 2014 at 6:22 am

    Hi I have tried this recipe, really it is awesome keep go! Looking for other recipes with same explanation method. Pictures with comment for each step is very gud and clear. It is more and more useful for persons who is new to kitchen!

    Thank you

    Reply
  25. shoba bala

    August 26, 2014 at 1:26 pm

    Hi. Tried your recipe today. Very nice!

    Reply
  26. Anonymous

    September 20, 2014 at 4:20 pm

    Ur recipes are as usual so yummy….keep it up aarti….I tried this….it came out yummy….

    Reply
  27. Anonymous

    September 22, 2014 at 5:40 pm

    Hi aarthi, all ur recipes are yumm… well just want to make a suggestion. This recipe s yummier with tomato puree instead of onion n tomato

    Reply
  28. Anonymous

    October 16, 2014 at 7:11 am

    What will be the taste type?Is it sweet or spicy…Why because we are adding tomato,milk and butter….all are different in taste…

    Reply
  29. Aarthi

    October 16, 2014 at 5:15 pm

    @AnonymousIt will be sweet, spicy tangy all in one..

    Reply
  30. Anonymous

    April 4, 2015 at 6:42 pm

    Tried it today . This is a easy one and also yummy. Thanks Aarthi for this wondeful recipe.

    Reply
  31. Rajesh Kumar

    May 2, 2015 at 5:02 am

    Great recipe…thanks for sharing. I tired it few weeks back it came out really great. My hubby liked it the most, this one surely goes to my favorite recipes 🙂
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  32. sarjana

    May 25, 2015 at 12:49 pm

    Ooolalala….very tastety and flavour full its same luk we get in Punjabi hotel ..

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  33. aparna kalyanam

    June 15, 2015 at 9:33 am

    Hi Aarthi, i tried this recipe now. It came out well, but i added milk without boiling. Will the curry spoil after a while?
    Thank u 🙂

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  34. Aarthi

    June 17, 2015 at 5:46 am

    @aparna kalyanamno it wont spoil.

    Reply
  35. Anonymous

    July 20, 2015 at 10:09 pm

    Hello Aarthiji instead of milk can I use yogurt?

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  36. Aarthi

    July 22, 2015 at 4:26 pm

    @Anonymousyogurt may get separated. So use milk or cream

    Reply
  37. Dhiraj Kumar

    August 10, 2015 at 7:11 am

    Lovely Receipe, such a pleaser this recipe is 🙂
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  38. Chinese Restaurants

    September 11, 2015 at 11:55 am

    I have never tasted this roti. Looks really yummy and bookmarked right away. will be trying..
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  39. Mona Jha

    September 18, 2015 at 10:19 am

    Kathiroll is one of my favourites! Yours looks great 🙂 I make it often as i never manage to set paneer properly and get a crumbled one, making it perfect for this! chowringhee kathi roll

    Reply
  40. chowringhee

    September 19, 2015 at 6:30 am

    Simply awesome and delicious looking Wonderfully prepared.
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  41. Zahra Fazna

    October 13, 2015 at 7:34 pm

    Hi dear I tried ur recipe today…it was came out well..my husband love it..thnku aarthi..pls update more…

    Reply
  42. Anushka Sharma

    October 14, 2015 at 6:47 am

    I just wanted to make a quick comment to say GREAT blog!….. I’ll be checking in on a regularly now….Keep up the good work restaurant in rajendra nagar

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  43. Bhagyashree

    December 22, 2015 at 2:59 pm

    Aarthi i tried your recipe… and it was really yummy … my family loved it tooo.. as am a beginner.. it was a grt experience… i insist every1 should try this… thank you soo much aarthi…

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  44. Anu Priya

    January 20, 2016 at 5:53 am

    Best Recipe. I loved it. Thanks for sharing the wonderful recipe with us. Buy Spices Online

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  45. Anonymous

    February 8, 2016 at 6:25 am

    Is it necessary to add methi leaves? What is the use of it?- jeni

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  46. Aarthi

    February 13, 2016 at 6:53 am

    @Anonymousmethi gives that nice flavour

    Reply
  47. hemaxi

    March 16, 2016 at 11:09 am

    which particular brand garam masala should i use to get tahat perfect taste. as there are various brandsellers….

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  48. Aarthi

    March 21, 2016 at 2:02 pm

    @hemaxiu can use aachi

    Reply
  49. Anonymous

    March 28, 2016 at 12:03 pm

    Tried this recipe twice and it came out very well..keep rocking Arthi..

    Reply
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    April 8, 2016 at 11:33 am

    Congratulations! I love the way you introduce your recipes with the people. I love to cook but I´m learning with my new camera and with my laptop. whatever thanks for sharing the beautiful food details i will try to prepare that king of food.fresh food delivery services

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  51. Unknown

    August 5, 2016 at 1:20 pm

    hi aarthi…..thnx for being there..i use to follow ur recipes and thnx to u all comes out so perfect…thnku

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  52. madhu

    August 6, 2016 at 5:14 am

    Awesome recipe….perfect taste…happy happy…..tummy happy….👌👍

    Reply
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    August 20, 2016 at 9:10 am

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  54. Sumathy

    December 5, 2016 at 11:40 am

    Thank you. Let me try this. Will get back to u.

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  55. Deepa V

    February 8, 2017 at 9:12 am

    This is the first time am preparing paneer receips and it came out yummy and delicious arthi. Thanku arthi..

    Reply
  56. Arul

    November 3, 2017 at 4:17 pm

    Thanks for this yummy recipe! Gives a restaurant authentic taste indeed! Was mouth watering

    Reply
  57. Arjun

    May 3, 2018 at 5:51 am

    This paneer butter masala is looking very delicious and very tasty, thanks for sharing your amazing recipe.

    Reply
  58. Kalpana

    February 21, 2019 at 5:09 pm

    Awesome and easy

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  59. Pallavi crm

    December 7, 2019 at 5:05 am

    Hi mam u r all recipes are so simple I like that, and so simple ingredients make it easy for cooking mam lots of thanks for u mam thanku so much

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