Learn how to make Navratri Special Butter Paneer at home with Chef Smita Deo on Ruchkar Mejwani.

Usually during Navratri people fast or omit onion or garlic from their diet. Today chef Smita Deo is going to show you one such recipe i.e Butter Paneer. Do give it a try and share your feedback in the comments below.


Ingredients:-
½ ltr Water
4 Tomatoes, sliced
5 Green Chillies, sliced
1 inch Ginger
1 cup Cashew Nuts
2-3 tbsp Milk
2 tbsp Ghee
1 tbsp Butter
2 Bay leaves
5 Green Cardamoms
1 inch Cinnamon
½ tsp Turmeric powder
Red Chilli powder
Water as required
1 tsp Garam Masala powder
¼ cup Tomato Ketchup
Pinch of sugar
Salt to taste
½ kg Paneer, cubed
Fresh Cream
Kasori Methi powder

Method:-
In a bowl add water, tomatoes, chillies, ginger and blanch them.
In a mixer jar, add cashew nuts, milk and grind it into a fine paste.
Check the tomatoes and if the tomatoes have started leaving their skin switch off the flame and take them out in a mixer container and grind into fine paste.
Heat a vessel, add ghee, butter, bay leaves, cardamom, cinnamon and saute it for some time.
Add the prepared cashew paste and saute it for some time on medium flame.
Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, tomato paste, saute it until they start leaving water.
Add garam masala powder, tomato ketchup, sugar, water, mix well and add salt.
Cut the paneer into cubes, add it into the gravy and let it cook for 2 minutes.
Switch off the gas, spread some fresh cream and sprinkle kasori methi on it.
Our Butter Paneer is ready.