Name: Makhan Malai Kadai Paneer recipe by Neha Seth at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 250 gms paneer; 1 Capsicum; 2 onions; 1 large sized tomato; 3-4 cloves of Garlic; 1 small piece of ginger; 2 Black Pepper corns; 2 cloves; Sabut lal mirch (dry red chilli); 1 cup cashew nuts; 1/2 tsp kashmiri lal mirch (red chilli powder); 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala; Kasuri Methi as per taste; Salt to taste; 1 tbsp Butter; 1 cup Malai (cream)

Ingredients Serving: 4

250 gms paneer
1 Capsicum
2 onions
1 large sized tomato
3-4 cloves of Garlic
1 small piece of ginger
2 Black Pepper corns
2 cloves
Sabut lal mirch (dry red chilli)
1 cup cashew nuts
1/2 tsp kashmiri lal mirch (red chilli powder)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
Kasuri Methi as per taste
Salt to taste
1 tbsp Butter
1 cup Malai (cream)

Instructions

Take a wok add butter, black pepper corns, cloves and dry red chilli.
Then add 1 chopped or sliced onions, garlic and ginger. As the color changes, add cashews and saute it.
Add chopped tomatoes and cook it for 1 to 2 minutes.
Cool the mixture and grind it into a fine (smooth) paste.
In the same wok, add a little butter, diced onion, capsicum and saute it. Take it out on a plate, keep aside.
Add the ground paste in the wok and cook for 1 minute. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder. Saute it.
Add salt and mix it properly. Add malai (whisk it before adding) and add a little water, bring it to a boil.
Add diced paneer, onion and capsicum. Cover the wok and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Add garam masala and kasuri methi. Serve with naan or tandoori roti.

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