Instant Pot Butter Paneer

by

Garima Gakkhar

Posted December 8, 2020 (Last updated November 17, 2021)

Serves

2

Total Time

50mins

Calories

771

Butter Paneer is one of the most popular paneer dishes. This recipe is supposed to be very creamy and yet mild in spices. It can be served with naan, rice or roti. My Mom used to make all sorts of vegetarian re...

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    Ingredients

  • Fenugreek leaves icon
    Fenugreek leaves1 teaspoondried
  • Paneer icon
    Paneer265 gcubed
  • Fennel seeds icon
    Fennel seeds1 teaspooncrushed
  • Butter icon
    Butter3 tablespoons
  • Tomato icon
    Tomato2chopped
  • Mace icon
    Mace1 head
  • Cloves icon
    Cloves2
  • Cashew nuts icon
    Cashew nuts20 g
  • Cardamom pods icon
    Cardamom pods4crushed
  • Kashmiri chili powder icon
    Kashmiri chili powder½ teaspoon
  • Single cream icon
    Single cream60 ml
  • Runny honey icon
    Runny honey1 teaspoon
  • Salt icon
    Saltas needed
    Method

  • 1. Pre-heat the inner pot - Sauté, Normal
  • 2. Then add butter to the inner pot
  • 3. Add tomato, mace, cloves, cashew nuts and cardamom pods to the inner pot
  • 4. Close and lock the lid and turn the steam release handle to Sealing
  • 5. Pressure cook - Pressure cook, High, 6 min
  • 6. Release pressure - Natural venting, 5 min
  • 7. Release pressure - Quick venting
  • 8. When the valve goes down & is safe, open the lid
  • 9. Grind everything together using an immersion blender/mixer grinder
  • 10. Heat - Sauté, Normal
  • 11. Then add kashmiri chili powder, butter and fenugreek leaves to the inner pot
  • 12. Cook - Sauté, Normal, 1 min
  • 13. Add cashew paste at this time
  • 14. Cook until boiling - Sauté, Normal, 5 min
  • 15. Then stir single cream, runny honey, salt and paneer into the inner pot
  • 16. Let rest - approx 2 min
  • 17. Sprinkle with fennel seeds
  • 18. Enjoy with rice or any Indian bread
  • 19. Serve

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