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    Paneer Makhani ~ Indian Cottage Cheese in buttery Sauce!

    Published: Sep 10, 2008 · Modified: Sep 23, 2020 by Srivalli · 23 Comments

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    Paneer Makhani is a rich Indian Cottage Cheese in buttery sauce that makes a wonderful side dish with roti or naan.

    How many ways do I proclaim my love to thee? Well this is another way to Ok, this is yet another way to show my love for Paneer. And this is indulging in extremes. I normally make Paneer Butter Masala every other week as Konda is very fond of it. Though I personally can't make much difference between the dish term Paneer Makhani and Paneer Butter Masala, I do mark a difference in not adding cream in PBM. While this dish is not something I make regularly as I use both butter and Cream. Well I guess once in a while we do need to indulge, though this becomes a regular fare at home. I am trying to reduce all these rich dishes on weekdays. One, its difficult to prepare these back from work, other, its too rich to sleep on it!

    But special occasion needs special dishes. Happy Cook and I have exchanged many mails and chat often. She is one of those good friends I have through blogging. So I was looking froward to meet her when she said she was visiting India and it was a great pleasure finally meeting her. Though she was not sure if she will visit my city, finally they were able to make it. They were here for couple of days and I managed to invite them home for dinner. It was so wonderful meeting her and her family. They are such wonderful people, so lively and entertaining.

    The kids got to them so fast. In fact HC got them to her side, when she dug the Cadbury's Gems out of her bag and offered them! So I planned to make Jeera rice, Paneer Makhani and a Chicken fry for the main course. As the time was short and it was really hectic that day, as just that day the twins decided that they wanted me to carry them all the time. Still we managed to get things done on time and had a great time spending with them. I only hoped they also enjoyed their visit. Konda was so taken in with her daughter that she kept asking about them later too.

    Also I wanted to make something that's not on my blog already, and her hubby was teasing me saying that they were about to become testers. I was only happy to assure him that though this never got around featuring in the blog, it was prepared often. I quickly asked hubby dear to click some pictures, so other dishes are missing!

    Before I go on with the recipe, check out the new post on Mini Breakfast Ideas in my Spice Your Life blog!

    Paneer Makhani

    Preparation Time : 10 mins
    Cooking Time : 20 - 30 mins
    Serves : 4 - 5

    Ingredients Needed:

    • 250 gm - Paneer
    • 1 cup - Onions Paste
    • 2 cups - Tomato Puree
    • 1 tsp - Ginger Garlic Paste
    • 1 tsp - Red Chilli Powder
    • 1 tsp - Coriander Powder
    • 1/2 tsp - Garam Masala
    • 1/2 tsp - Cumin Powder
    • 3 tbsp - Cashewnuts Paste
    • 1 cup - Cream
    • 1 - Bay Leaf (opt)
    • Salt to taste
    • 3 tsp - Butter
    • Few Strands Saffron
    • 50 ml - Milk

    Method to prepare:

    • You can use Homemade Paneer or can use store bought. Cut into cubes and fry them in butter till golden colour. Remove and keep aside.
    • Warm milk and soak saffron in it.
    • Make Onion puree and Tomato puree separately. Keep aside.
    • In a pan, heat butter. You can use the same pan that you used for frying Paneer. Add the bay leaf, then fry Onion paste till its pink.
    • Add the ginger garlic paste. Fry both till the onion paste turns to brown.
    • Then add cashew paste along with all the spice powders. Simmer and allow it to cook well. Then add the tomato puree.
    • Add about 1/2 cup water and bring to boil. Then simmer and cook till it thickens. When the gravy is thick enough, add the cream and simmer for another 10 mins.
    • Finally, add the milk that has the saffron. Optionally, you can add orange food colour if you want a richer colour.
    • When the gravy is ready, finally add the fried paneer and cook for 5 mins.
    • This tastes great with Ghee Rice, Jeera Rice or Naans.
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    Paneer Makhani ~ Indian Cottage Cheese in buttery Sauce!

    Paneer Makhani is a rich Indian Cottage Cheese in buttery sauce that makes a wonderful side dish with roti or naan.
    Course Main Dish - Gravies
    Cuisine North Indian
    Keyword Roti Side Dish
    By Cook Method Stovetop
    Occasion Party, Weekend Special
    By Diet Protein Rich, Vegetarian
    Dish Type Paneer Dishes
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes
    Total Time 40 minutes
    Servings 4 people
    Author Srivalli

    Ingredients

    • 250 gms Paneer
    • 1 cup Onions paste
    • 2 cups Tomato puree
    • 1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
    • 1 tsp Red Chilli powder
    • 1 tsp Coriander Powder
    • 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
    • 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
    • 3 tbsp Cashewnuts Paste
    • 1 cup Cream
    • 1 Bay Leaf opt
    • Salt to taste
    • 3 tsp Butter
    • Few Strands Saffron
    • 50 ml Milk

    Instructions

    • You can use Homemade Paneer or can use store bought. Cut into cubes and fry them in butter till golden colour. Remove and keep aside.
    • Warm milk and soak saffron in it.
    • Make Onion puree and Tomato puree separately. Keep aside.
    • In a pan, heat butter. You can use the same pan that you used for frying Paneer. Add the bay leaf, then fry Onion paste till its pink. add the ginger garlic paste. Fry both till the onion paste turns to brown.
    • Then add cashew paste along with all the spice powders. Simmer and allow it to cook well. Then add the tomato puree.
    • Add about 1/2 cup water and bring to boil. Then simmer and cook till it thickens. When the gravy is thick enough, add the cream and simmer for another 10 mins. Finally, add the milk that has the saffron. Optionally, you can add orange food colour if you want a richer colour.
    • When the gravy is ready, finally add the fried paneer and cook for 5 mins.
    • This tastes great with Ghee Rice, Jeera Rice or Naans.
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    Comments

    1. RAKS KITCHEN says

      September 10, 2008 at 9:44 am

      Happy to know about Happy cook's family visit to your home...:)
      Panner makhani is looking yummy:)

      Reply
    2. Swati Raman Garg says

      September 10, 2008 at 1:43 pm

      love love love the color valli... too good..

      Reply
    3. Shri says

      September 10, 2008 at 1:58 pm

      Nice that you guys met.The menu is good.Paneer dish is awesome.

      Reply
    4. Divya Vikram says

      September 10, 2008 at 3:20 pm

      I love the color of the paneer makhani.looks great Valli

      Reply
    5. Fearless Kitchen says

      September 10, 2008 at 3:33 pm

      This looks delicious. I can see why you reserve it for special occasions though!

      Reply
    6. Gloria (Canela) says

      September 10, 2008 at 4:28 pm

      I love this dish!!! Gloria

      Reply
    7. Uma says

      September 10, 2008 at 4:30 pm

      love the beautiful color of t he gravy. No wonder it tasted so great. Nice recipe Srivalli!

      Reply
    8. Jayashree says

      September 10, 2008 at 11:34 am

      Your curry's got a beautiful colour. Sounds like you had lots of fun.

      Reply
    9. Superchef says

      September 10, 2008 at 8:44 pm

      it mustve been soo nice to finally meet one of your blog friends no..really glad u guys cud meet up 🙂

      Reply
    10. Mrs.Kannan says

      September 10, 2008 at 11:44 pm

      The gravy looks great,Happy to hear that you have got some good blog friends

      Reply
    11. A_and_N says

      September 11, 2008 at 12:58 am

      I loooooove PBM. I'm going to make this with Tofu though. Sigh, my life 🙁

      Reply
    12. kamalagk says

      September 11, 2008 at 2:24 am

      Nice to know u met Happy cook..thought PBM and paneer Makhani are same..love the color

      Reply
    13. SMN says

      September 11, 2008 at 9:58 am

      Hey Valli i hope u had a blast wth Happy cook and family..lovely paneer dish

      Reply
    14. Bhawana says

      September 11, 2008 at 1:47 pm

      good looking :). Will try soon 🙂

      Reply
    15. Simran says

      September 11, 2008 at 5:36 pm

      Absolutely all time favorite! I can never ever tire of Paneer

      Reply
    16. Kamini says

      September 11, 2008 at 1:38 pm

      Just one word: yum!!
      Kamini.

      Reply
    17. Cham says

      September 11, 2008 at 7:32 pm

      wow that is great blogger meet 🙂 Hope u guys had a wonderful time. Love the delicious rich curry 🙂

      Reply
    18. Happy cook says

      September 11, 2008 at 2:47 pm

      Srivalli it was a real pleasure for us to. We had a wonderful time with your family.
      Also enjoyed the delicious food you made fo us.
      Actually seeing that pic if the paneer dish brings back the lovely time we had

      Reply
    19. Dibs says

      September 11, 2008 at 11:27 pm

      I love PBM too! This looks professional.

      Thanks for your wishes for mom's bday.

      Reply
    20. SriLekha says

      September 12, 2008 at 3:27 am

      u have been tagged in my blog!

      Reply
    21. Nirmala says

      September 17, 2008 at 6:09 am

      This looks very creamy and inviting valli! Hope konda enjoyed this being a paneer fan!

      Reply
    22. KEL32BROWN says

      January 07, 2009 at 6:31 pm

      I make Paneer out of the milk from my dairy goats. Today, for my 4 children I made your Paneer Makhani. It was very delicious, and even though my pantry does not have cashew paste, it was a delicious meal. I served it with boiled potatoes and a flat wheat bread round that is a little bit like Naan. We really liked it! Thank you for posting your recipe. I made it, and it was great.
      Kelli

      Reply
    23. Tapasya Singh says

      April 24, 2013 at 9:17 am

      yummiezz!!!

      Reply

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