Paneer Butter Masala
Paneer butter masala also known as paneer makhani is a vegetarian dish from India that is also popular in the west. The dish combines paneer in a sauce quite similar to that of butter chicken.
Ingredients
- Ghee or oil
- 200 g paneer
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 5 tsp garlic paste
- 1 capsicum, diced
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- 1 tsp ghee
- 5 tsp hing powder
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 500 g natural (plain) yoghurt
Ingredients for 2 servings (1.2 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Fry paneer in ghee or oil, and set aside in a bowl.
Stovetop - 2
Sauté onion in oil with garlic and ginger paste until golden brown.
- 3
Add diced capsicum and tomatoes.
- 4
In a separate pan combine ghee, hing, cardamom, turmeric, garam masala, chilli powder, lemon juice, and cumin.
- 5
Fry for 2 minutes, then add yoghurt.
Stovetop - 6
Cook on medium heat for five minutes.
Stovetop - 7
Add onions, capsicum, tomatoes, and paneer.
- 8
Cook on low heat for 15 minutes occasionally stirring.
Stovetop - 9
Serve with rotis or naan and rice.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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