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    Restaraunt style Paneer Butter Masala Recipe | How to Make Healthy Paneer Makhani at Home

    Apr 2, 2015 Modified: Jan 26, 2022 by Rekha Kakkar This post may contain affiliate links ·

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     healthy Paneer butter Masala

    Paneer Butter Masala is a paneer recipe in which soft paneer is cooked in a rich in tomato based gravy. Also known as Paneer makhani, this is one of the most popular paneer recipes. I make a little healthier version of Paneer butter masala recipe. It is healthier but still tasty and perfect with Naan or paratha alike. Less oil and full on taste! try it yourself. 

    Some of us might enjoy the restaurant style butter paneer recipe for the time being, but after you have indulged yourself thoroughly, you know the feeling. That guilt trip! I always feel that no matter what.

    But tell me something! you are a vegetarian and a Punjabi, what is your most frequent dish to order in an Indian restaurant? No prize for guessing here, you have very limited choices Dal makhani, paneer makhani, Shahi paneer, paneer lababdar and some such dishes. Ask for a healthy choice and you get Yellow dal, the only reason I don't usually eat Indian food when we are dining out. I would rather eat such stuff at home, which is much healthier and without the copious amount of ghee/butter or cream in it.

    Basically, my version of Paneer butter masala recipe a cheat's version of paneer makhani recipe. It gives you the same creamy texture of paneer curry but with the lesser aftertaste of fats on your tongue. The best thing of all, no heavy feeling in your stomach after you enjoyed your meal.

    Restaurant paneer butter masala recipe usually relies on the addition of lots of cashew and cream. In my paneer gravy recipe, I use soaked and peeled almonds. Fats from almonds is monounsaturated fat, It packs more proteins and less carbohydrate as compared to cashews.

    Homemade paneer

    For more flavor you can use my Homemade paneer recipe, which makes soft paneer just like store bought one.

    Now If I have convinced you why homemade paneer butter masala recipe is better than that heavy on butter, cream and saturated fats restaurant version, read the recipe below, don your apron and get cooking this guilt-free paneer butter masala recipe 🙂

    Healthier Paneer Butter Masala Recipe (Video)

    Other than this Paneer butter masala the other Paneer gravy recipes you may want to try are Matar Paneer Recipe,  Paneer Tikka Masala, Paneer Kofta Recipe, Paneer do pyaza.

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    healthy Paneer butter Masala

    Paneer Makhani Recipe

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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: punjabi
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Author: Rekha Kakkar

    Ingredients

    • 21 300 g paneer cut into xpieces
    • 100 g onion Sliced
    • 200 g tomato Chopped
    • 1 cup milk Skim
    • 40 g almond soaked and ground
    • 1 teaspoon butter
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon kashmiri chili powder
    • ½ teaspoon turmeric
    • ÂĽ teaspoon kasuri methi ( dried fenugreek leaves )
    • 2 green chili Fresh

    Instructions

    • Heat 1 teaspoon of butter in a non stick/ceramic pan and add sliced onion to it. Simultaneously add green chilies and chopped tomatoes as well.
    • Cook these on medium heat for 6-7 minutes , till light brown spots starts to appear. Keep stirring in between.
    • Switch off the heat and let these cool off.
    • With the help of a blender, blend them into a smooth paste.
    • Now put up a pan on slow heat and pour the blended onion and tomato paste in the pan. Let it cook for 3-4 minutes and add 4 tablespoon of water.
    • Let it cook for another minutes or so and add skim milk, almond paste as well as paneer cubes.
    • Cook, it covered for 5-6 minutes and serve paneer butter masala hot.

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    1. Dr.parul

      October 27, 2017 at 5:50 pm

      Hello
      Lovely post!! So healthy...
      I want to know u mention green chillies and video shows red chillies ...please clarify
      Thankyou

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