{"id":2458,"slug":"paneer-butter-masala","title":"Paneer Butter Masala","description":"Paneer butter masala also known as paneer makhani is a vegetarian dish from India that is also popular in the west. The dish combines paneer in a sauce quite similar to that of butter chicken.","ingredients_raw":["Ghee or oil","200 g paneer","1 onion, diced","1 tsp ginger paste","5 tsp garlic paste","1 capsicum, diced","2 tomatoes, diced","1 tsp ghee","5 tsp hing powder","1 tsp cardamom","1 tsp turmeric","1 tsp garam masala","1 tsp chilli powder","1 tsp cumin","1 tsp lemon juice","500 g natural (plain) yoghurt"],"ingredients_norm":["ghee or oil","paneer","onion","ginger paste","garlic paste","bell pepper","tomato","ghee","hing powder","cardamom","turmeric","garam masala","chili powder","cumin","lemon juice","natural yoghurt"],"steps":["Fry paneer in ghee or oil, and set aside in a bowl.","Sauté onion in oil with garlic and ginger paste until golden brown.","Add diced capsicum and tomatoes.","In a separate pan combine ghee, hing, cardamom, turmeric, garam masala, chilli powder, lemon juice, and cumin.","Fry for 2 minutes, then add yoghurt.","Cook on medium heat for five minutes.","Add onions, capsicum, tomatoes, and paneer.","Cook on low heat for 15 minutes occasionally stirring.","Serve with rotis or naan and rice."],"categories":["Indian recipes","Recipes using paneer","Vegetarian recipes","Recipes using asafoetida","Recipes using clarified butter","Recipes using cardamom","Recipes using lemon juice","Recipes using garam masala","Recipes using ginger paste","Recipes using cumin"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":25,"servings":"2","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Paneer_Butter_Masala","source_ref":"4525004","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Paneer_Butter_Masala&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"b250438ecf8c5579a45bca113dee5f7e5fab14f2169d4391760920a1aa032b28","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:13Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:13Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/paneer-butter-masala"}