Paneer Butter Masala
Velvety tomato-cashew gravy studded with paneer cubes and finished with cream and kasuri methi.

- prep 15 min
- cook 30 min
- total 45 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
- vegetarian
- India
Ingredients
- 400 g paneer
- 600 g tomatoes
- 60 g cashews
- 1 onion
- 2 cm ginger
- 3 cloves garlic
- 60 g butter
- 100 ml cream
- 2 tsp kashmiri chili powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tbsp kasuri methi
- 1 tsp sugar
Steps
- Simmer the tomatoes, cashews, onion, ginger, and garlic in water 15 minutes.
- Blend smooth and strain.
- Melt butter, add chili powder and tomato puree, cook 10 minutes until oil separates.
- Stir in the cream, sugar, salt, and crushed kasuri methi.
- Add the cubed paneer and simmer 5 minutes.
- Finish with garam masala.
- Serve with naan.
≈ 480 kcal · 22 g protein · 20 g carbs · 32 g fat — per serving, estimate