Puneer Butter Masala

Ingredients:

• Paneer (Cottage Cheese) : 250 gm
• Onion : 1(blended)
• Tomato puree : 2 tbsp
• Ginger-garlic paste: 1 tbsp
• Butter : 3 tbsp
• Milk : 1/2 cup
• Fresh cream : 2 tbsp
• Poppy seeds : 1 tbsp
• Decicated coconut: 1 tbsp
• Cinnamon stick : 1 inch
• Cloves : 2
• Cardamom:2
• Bay leaf : 1
• Chilly powder :1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder: 1/4 tbsp
• Corriander powder : 1/2 tbsp
• Cumin powder: 1/2 tbsp
• Salt: to taste
• Garam masala powder : 1 tbsp
• Finely chopped corriander for garnish

Method:

• First cut the paneer into medium flat pieces and keep it aside.
• Now in a small pan roast coconut and poppy seeds till the colour changes .
• Make a fine power of coconut, poppy seeds, cinnamon stick, clove and cardamom in a mixture.
• Heat 2 tablespoon of butter in a heavy bottom pan.
• Add bay leaf , then onion paste and fry it for sometime, then add ginger-garlic paste and again fry till the colour changes to golden brown.
• Add chilli podwer, termeric powder , all masala powders and salt to taste and then add tomato puree , fry for 2 minutes.
• Add milk and fresh cream and keep it on low flame for 2 minutes ,if required add water as per you like greavy.
• Add paneer and remaining butter and garam masala to the greavy .
• Garnish with chopped corriander .
• Serve hot with simple chapati or naan.