By Bhavana Verma
September 29, 2024
Go Sattvic with this incredible Paneer Butter Masala recipe without a slice of onion. With this recipe, you can enjoy the exact same flavour as the traditional recipe plus you won’t have to shed your tears while chopping up onions. Whether it's for a pooja or a sattvic diet, this no-onion paneer recipe is going to be a banger.
3 tomatoes, roughly chopped 2 tbsp butter 1 cup milk ¼ tsp sugar salt to taste ¼ cup cashew paste 9 cubes panner 3 pods cardamom 1-inch cinnamon 1 bay leaf ½ tsp cumin 1-inch ginger, finely chopped 1 green chilli, slit ¼ tsp turmeric ½ tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder ½ tsp coriander powder ¼ tsp garam masala ½ tsp Kasuri methi
Heat kadai and add 2 tbsp butter. Saute cumin seeds, cinnamon, and bay leaf till it turns aromatic. Then add ginger and green chilli and mix well.
Add tomato puree and cook until oil comes out from the sides. Now include turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder, sugar, and salt. Saute on low flame.
After a minute, throw in cashew paste and milk while stirring continuously. Add lightly roasted paneer cubes to the masala.
Cover and let simmer for 5 minutes till paneer absorbs all the flavour. Now add gara, masala and kasuri meti and mix well.
Serve paneer butter masala with roti or rice.