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    Vegetarian recipes » Paneer Recipes

    Restaurant style Paneer Makhanwala | Paneer Makhanwala

    June 7, 2016 By Debjani 1 Comment

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    Juliet: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”.

    I am nothing but tempted to start this post with the famous monologue of William Shakespeare! Well I am neither out of the mind nor had 2-3 glasses of wine but just tempted and why not while there is huge confusion over three Paneer based dishes: Paneer Makhanwala, Paneer Makhani and Paneer Butter Masala and I am here to share the recipe of one of those! Paneer Makhanwala it is.  %Paneer Makhanwala

    All the three dishes taste awesome and almost distant cousin of one another according to me. In fact sometimes taste almost same and to be very frank I am not much confident about the difference. For me Makhanwala gravy or Makhani gravy is something prepared with a base of Tomato but not Onion while Onion has to be added in Butter Masala and there is difference in between Makhanwala gravy and Makhani gravy as well wherein Makhanwala gravy Cashew Paste has to be added but not in Makhani and rest of the ingredients are almost same in all the three dishes!

    By the way, are you getting annoyed with this devastated comparison between three Paneer Dishes 😛 ; or you are remembering college days where we were obliged to write those pathetic comparisons 😀 ! Well I am neither annoyed nor angry but satisfied after having my portion of Paneer Makhanwala along with Roti and so does Pasta! After all, she loves the sweeter taste of this particular dish and I have a weak point for the deadly combination of Tomato and Kasuri Methi!

     

    Though I personally love Paneer Makhani over Paneer Makhanwala if you consider the difference I mentioned but when it comes to the name Makhanwala is on top of my list! It sounds super cute especially when Punjabi’s pronounced it “Makkhkhalwala” and that thing is literally “Makhkhan marke” in North India! Nowadays whenever I (and Pasta) crave for North Indian dishes I prefer to cook it at home or else we try to go out for food.

    I found the nearby options for home delivery are pathetic with North Indian Dishes in Kolkata though there are places where you can find authentic and ITC Sonar is one of those for sure. Now obviously it is not possible to go to ITC to have Paneer each time 😉 and the safest thing is to make it your own honey like I do! Believe me, it tastes good; almost similar to Restaurant style Paneer Makhanwala!

    Coming to the recipe, fortunately, it requires some basic ingredients and that is actually a specialty of North Indian Cuisine especially Punjabi food! They believe in simplicity and that reflects in their food! A community responsible for generating Tandoori Chicken and what a story behind it (do check my post just in case you wanted to know). Let me, however, go straight to the recipe of Paneer Makhanwala where you need some tomatoes, ginger, and garlic, cashew nut, Kasuri Methi and some spices along with fresh Paneer or Cottage Cheese! This is something I prepare quite often at my place apart from Matar Paneer or Shahi Paneer.

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    A signature Punjabi delicacy of Paneer with a gravy of butter, tomatoes and spices; Paneer Makhanwala is a must have for sure

    • Author: Debjani
    • Prep Time: 10 mins
    • Cook Time: 20 mins
    • Total Time: 30 mins
    • Yield: 4-5 People 1x
    • Category: Side Dish, Paneer
    • Cuisine: North Indian

    Ingredients

    Units Scale
    • Paneer: 250 g
    • Tomato: 4
    • Ginger Paste: 1 Tsp.
    • Garlic Paste: 1.5 Tsp.
    • Cashew Nut: 75 g
    • Fresh Cream: 50 ml
    • Butter: 1 Tbsp.
    • Kasuri Methi: 1 Tsp.
    • Kashmiri Red Chili Powder: 1 Tsp.
    • Garam Masala Powder: 1 Tsp.
    • Turmeric Powder: ½ Tsp.
    • Sugar: 1 Tsp.
    • Salt: to taste

    Instructions

    1. [url href="https://kitchenofdebjani.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Making-of-Paneer-Makhanwala-300x300.jpg"]%Making of Paneer Makhanwala part 1[/url]
    2. Soak Cashew Nut in water for 15 minutes and make a thick but smooth paste of Cashew Nuts.
    3. Make a smooth paste of Tomatoes and keep that aside.
    4. Cut Paneer into Cubes.
    5. [url href="https://kitchenofdebjani.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Making-of-Paneer-Makhanwala-1-300x188.jpg"]%Making of Paneer Makhanwala part 2[/url]
    6. Take Butter in a deep bottom pan and heat it.
    7. Add Tomato paste to the butter and start cooking in low flame until the raw aroma of tomato goes completely and butter leaves the side of the pan. Stir in between.
    8. Add Ginger and Garlic paste and cook for around 2-3 minutes more.
    9. Add Turmeric Powder, Garam Masala Powder, Salt and Sugar to the gravy and give a thorough mix.
    10. Now add Cashew nut paste and cook till the rawness of cashew nut goes completely. This will take around 5-7 minutes in low flame.
    11. If required add ½ cup water to the gravy.
    12. Now add crushed Kasuri Methi mix it properly.
    13. Add fresh Cream and using a spatula smooth it and mix properly with the gravy and add ½ cup of water to it.
    14. Add Paneer chunks and cook for 5 minutes and reduce the gravy based on your preference. Ideally, it should be medium thick.
    15. Switch the flame off and serve Paneer Makhanwala with your choice of Bread or Rice.

    Notes

    Soak Paneer in hot water for 15 minutes to make it soft.
    You can skip adding Garlic in case wanted to make a No onion no Garlic version of the dish

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    Dishes to go well with Paneer Makhanwala:

    • Awadhi Vegetable Tehri 
    • Bengali Sweet Pulao
    • Peas Pulao

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    1. Brototi says

      September 01, 2022 at 4:23 pm

      Thank you Ma'am for such an irresistibly delicious recipe.

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