Paneer Butter Masala

One of the most well-liked paneer gravy recipes in India is paneer butter masala. I've been preparing this dish with cubes of Indian cottage cheese in a rich tomato sauce for a very long time. You can easily prepare paneer butter masala in the style of a restaurant at home with the help of my video and step-by-step instructions!

About This Paneer Butter Masala

This recipe for Paneer Butter Masala features paneer (cottage cheese) in a tomato, butter, and cashew sauce (known as Makhani gravy).

The tomatoes give the dish a delightful acidity, and it is also slightly sweet, creamy, and velvety in texture.

You can make this paneer butter masala recipe in a matter of minutes using my simple, fast, and tasty recipe.

The most well-known paneer dish in India goes by many names, including butter paneer, butter paneer masala, and paneer makhani. It is obviously provided at many Indian restaurants due to its popularity.

This paneer butter masala is based from a recipe I used to cook decades ago (in a different lifetime!). During my time in cooking school, I discovered how to make butter chicken for the first time.

Later, I made paneer butter masala using an adaptation of the same recipe. Over the years, several improvisations have taken place.

One of the most well-liked paneer dishes on the blog, hundreds of users have cooked and enjoyed this paneer butter masala recipe.

You can read the comments at the bottom of the article, where our readers and supporters have left a lot of encouraging input.

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