Name: Hara Butter Masala
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 8 ~ 10 Cashews; 2 Chilies (Green); 1 Onion (Small); 1 Pepper (Medium); ½ cup Cilantro (, coarsely chopped); 2 tbsps Butter; 2 ~ 3 cloves Garlic (, finely minced); 1 tsp Methi (Kasoori); 1 cup Paneer (, chopped); 1 ~ 2 tbsps Heavy Cream; To taste Salt

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Blogging Marathon# 62: Week 4/ Day 1

Theme: No Tomato Gravies

Dish: Hara Butter Masala

For the final day of this week’s ‘No Tomato Gravies‘ theme I have an interesting curry made with green pepper and cilantro. Regular butter masala is made with butter, tomatoes puree and cream. This ‘green’ version is made with butter, green pepper, cilantro and cream.

This recipe is from a Telugu cooking show and it looked too good to pass on. It is very easy to make once you have hara/ green masala prepped. Switch paneer with other protein like tofu, chickpeas or beans and skip the cream and use vegan butter for a vegan version of the curry.

Make it for your next party and surprise your guests with this yummy alternate to the paneer butter masala. Serve with roti, naan or rice for a light and delicious meal any time of the day.

Hara Butter Masala

Pavani

Recipe to make Hara Butter masala or Spicy Green Curry with Paneer. This is a yummy alternate to the typical Indian restaurant menu item, Paneer Butter masala which is made with tomatoes and is red in color. This version is made with green peppers, cilantro and cashews. Great to serve with rice and rotis.

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 40 mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine north indian

Servings 4 serving

Ingredients

For the Hara Masala:

8 ~ 10 Cashews
2 Chilies Green
1 Onion Small
1 Pepper Medium
½ cup Cilantro , coarsely chopped

For the Curry:

2 tbsps Butter
2 ~ 3 cloves Garlic , finely minced
1 tsp Methi Kasoori
1 cup Paneer , chopped
1 ~ 2 tbsps Heavy Cream
To taste Salt

Instructions

Make the Masala: Heat 1tsp oil, add cashews, green chilies, onion, green pepper and saute till the cashews are golden and the peppers are tender. Cool the mixture slightly and grind to a paste along with cilantro.
To make the Curry: Melt butter in a pan, add chopped garlic, kasoori methi and the ground paste. Cook till the oil starts to leave the sides.
Add the chopped paneer and simmer on low heat for 3~4 minutes.
Season with salt and stir in the cream. Cook till heated through. Serve hot with naan or roti.

Notes

Lets check out what my fellow marathoners have cooked today for BM# 62.

Comments

vaishali sabnani

March 26, 2016 at 2:30 pm

Wow ! Like this version of butter paneer , must try !

vaishali sabnani

March 26, 2016 at 2:42 pm

Wow ! The hara paneer butter madala looks too good , real innovative .

Ritu Tangri

March 27, 2016 at 1:56 am

Color of the dish is itself inviting… Something different from normal butter masala paneer… Yum

Sapana Behl

March 28, 2016 at 3:23 am

Hara paneee butter masala looks rich creamt and beautiful. Lovely clicks as always.

Amara Annapaneni

March 28, 2016 at 9:40 am

That’s one tempting paneer curry… Very delicious:)

Hiba abbas

March 28, 2016 at 2:30 pm

i feel like that bowl is just in front of me:))!!!love any paneer recipe

Srividhya Gopalakrishnan

March 28, 2016 at 2:44 pm

Love paneer recipes anytime. Great share. Bookmarking.

Priya Suresh

March 28, 2016 at 3:27 pm

Omg, this green paneer masala is calling me, very irresistible.

Global Tastes &amp; Travels Inc.

April 03, 2016 at 6:23 pm

love the color – this is one I definitely want to try

Global Tastes & Travels Inc.

April 03, 2016 at 6:23 pm

love the color – this is one I definitely want to try

Srivalli

May 11, 2016 at 6:58 am

Ah the colour looks stunning Pavani. I am sure this gravy will be great to mark it down!