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Paneer Butter Masala is very rich recipe and to get the right taste you need to add right amount of everything. This sunday one of my closed friends was going to visit me. My friend's wife is allergic to tomato. Tomato is also not good for people who have kidney stone problem. My dad has that and he dont consume tomato at all since last 25 years.So makingPaneer Butter Masala without tomato, a big question mark for me?

Finally with one of my friends advice , I replaced tomato with dried mango powder (amchur) and result was simply fabulous. You can see the photo, but still cant say that this recipe is without tomato..


Ingredients:

3 tbsp butter
3 big chopped onions
1 tsp kasthuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
1 tbsp garlic-ginger paste
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp kitchen king masala
3-4 cloves
3-4 whole cardamon
1 tsp turmeric powder
1.5 tsp red chilli powder
dried mango powder
paneer cubes
milk
salt

Method:

Heat oil in pan. Fry chopped onions till golden brown. Turn off the stove and let it cool down.
Make a smooth paste by adding some water in blender.
Heat butter in another pan. Add sugar with continous stirring (This is very important step, if you want to get taste like hotel)
To this add crushed kasturi methi, clove, cardamon, ginger garlic paste, onion paste, kitchen king masala, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt. Allow it to fry for a while.
Add amchur powder according to taste.
With continous stirring, add milk to this very slowly.
Let it boil for 5-7 mins.
Add salt to this.
Finally add paneer cubes to this.

Garnish it with corriander leaves and serve with paratha

One of the most favorite dishes in Punjabi food is Mutter Paneer. I really love the looks, taste and style it is made.

Ingredients:

300 gm Paneer cubed
200 gm Frozen green peas
2 big onion (finely chopped)
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp turmeric powder
1tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp Kitchen King masala
1 tsp butter
1 cup mixed cheese
2 red whole chillies
2 jalapeno
1 stick cardamon
2 tsp corriander powder
2 cup tomato puree
1 tsp cumin seeds
oil
water
salt

Method:
Heat oil in frying pan.
Fry cubed paneer in oil and remove it when it turns golden brown.

In same oil, fry chopped onion till it turns golden brown
Add red whole chilli, cardamon, green chillies, cumin seeds to this.
To above mixture, add tomoto puree
Switch off the stove after 5 min
Let it cool down
Blend it in mixture and make fine puree by adding water.

Heat butter in frying pan.
Add kitchen king masala, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt, corriander powder to it.
After sizzling, add above made masala puree to this.
Add enough water and let it boil for 5 mins,
Add frozen green peas to this.
After 5 mins add cheese and fried cubed paneer to the curry.
After 3-4 mins turn off your stove.

Your Mutter Paneer is ready to serve.

Great color combination of yellow and green turns out when you prepare Dal Palak. Very healthy and tasty recipe to try out. This recipe is very easy to make and it goes with any rice dish or roti or paratha.

Ingredients:

1 bunch of palak (spinach)
1 cup of yellow split gram lentils (dal)
1 big onion
2-3 tomato
2 - red chilli (dried)
1 tsp kitchen king masala
1/1 tsp cumin seeds
pinch of asfoetida
1 tsp turmeric powder
1tsp red chilli powder
2-3 garlic pods
1/2 tsp grated ginger
salt
oil

Method:
Soak dal for 2 hr in warm water.
Make a paste of palak (spinach) by grinding in a mixture.
Heat oil in pan. Add finely chopped onion to this.
When onion start golden brown, add all masala i.e. cumin seeds, asfoetida, grated ginger and garlic , kitchen king masala, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, dried red chilli.
Fry for some time and add finely chopped tomatoes to this.
Let it cook for some time.
Finally add palak and dal to this.
Add salt according to taste
Simmer for 5-10 mins and let it cook.

Before serving add a spoon of cream on it.

Enjoy spicy dal palak with parathas or rice dish

Remembering the moments when you had yummy, spicy and hot Chole masala or chole bhature with freshly cut onions and lemon at Indian style dhaba or restaurant. Just a thought of that, brings water in your mouth. This dish is punjab delicacy and very cheap healthy dish to prepare at home. So lets start making this dish and quench our thirst.

Ingredients:
2 cup Garbanzo beans (white kabuli chana)
1 big onion
3 big tomato
2-3 chillies
1 grated garlic pod
1 tsp grated ginger
1/2 sp cumin seeds
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 dried chillies (whole)
2 small cardomom
1tbsp jeera podwer (dhana jeeru)
1 tsp Kitchen King masala
oil
butter
salt
water

Method:
1. Soak chole (garbanzo beans) overnight in warm water.
2. Next day pressure cook chole by adding some salt in the water.
( Tip:After 3 whistles, you can turn off they will become more soft and finally you will see all smashed chole)
3 Cut onions, green chillies and tomatoes into small pieces.
4. In a pan add some oil and butter, after a while add cumin seeds, red chillies, garlic -ginger grated paste, green chillies, cardomom, onion and let it get cooked for 3-4 mins.
5. When onion turns brown add, kitchen king masala, turmeric and red chilli powder, tomato and salt and water.
6. After 5-6 mins, turn off the gas and let the gravy cool down.
7. Once gravy becomes cool, make a fine puree by grinding in mixture.
(Tip: This is very essential step. By grinding all together, consistency for chole increases)
8. Heat oil in a pan. Add onion-tomato gravy to this.
9. Add boiled chana to this gravy (Tip: Remove excess water from pressure cooker, before pouring chole into the gravy)
10. Cover it with glass lid and let it simmer for 5-7 mins.
11. Add salt according to taste
12. Finally garnish Chole masala with finely chopped corriander, cut onion rings and lemon

Serve this dish with puri, bhature, roti, paratha as per your choice.
Enjoy!