Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, tofu butter masala. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Butter Tofu, Butter Masala or butter curry or whatever you want to call it. Butter masala sauce is a popular sauce used with meats, paneer cheese or vegetables in. Hey ALL,This is a simple Butter Tofu or Tofu butter Paneer masala recipe in Instant pot. It is so delicious and you will not miss paneer at all in this.

Tofu butter masala is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Tofu butter masala is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have tofu butter masala using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Tofu butter masala:

1. Make ready 2 onion
2. Get 2 tomato
3. Get 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
4. Make ready 1 tsp chilli powder
5. Take 2 tsp Coriander powder
6. Make ready 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
7. Get 1 tsp Cumin powder
8. Make ready 2 tsp Garam Masala
9. Make ready 3-4 stalks Coriander
10. Take Pinch Black salt
11. Get 1/3 Cup Fresh Cream
12. Get 1 tsp sugar
13. Make ready 2 tsp Crushed methi
14. Prepare 1/2 cup Oil and butter to cook
15. Prepare 1 Bay leaf
16. Prepare 1 Star anise
17. Make ready 4-5 cloves
18. Prepare 1 Cinnamon stick

Growing up Paneer Butter Masala was my favorite thing to eat. The tofu butter masala is prepared the same way as paneer butter masala. The tofu is fried and then cooked in a thick tomato-cashew nut gravy which makes this vegetarian recipe a sheer delight. Tofu butter masala is a delicious recipe and also contains good nutritious value.

Instructions to make Tofu butter masala:

1. Start with Preparing Tofu. Drain the water from tofu block as much as possible. Line and top tofu with paper towels or a dry cloth to absorb the moisture completely. Keep a heavy object over it. Let it sit at least half an hour. Once the water is completely drained, cube the tofu.
2. Use 3-4 spoons of oil on a pan, heat it. Stir-fry the tofu pieces. This way we can avoid deep frying which inturn helps weightloss. Toss and turn to make all the sides of the tofu crispy. Set aside all the stir-fried tofu cubes on a dry paper towel.
3. On the same pan. Add two spoons of oil and a table spoon butter. Add a Bay leaf, a cinnamon stick of 1 inch, cloves, 1/2 Star anise and fry. Add the diced onion and saute for 5 minutes. You can add a little salt to get onions done quick. Spoon in ginger garlic paste and saute until the raw smell goes off.
4. Add diced tomatoes and saute until mushy. Add in all the spice powders like turmeric, coriander powder, chilli powder,cumin powder and salt. Using water into it helps to get rid of the raw smell of the spice powders real quick. Close and cook for 5 mins. Once it's done, transfer it to a blender and grind into a fine paste.
5. Now heat a pan and transfer the fine paste into the pan. Add sufficient water, say 1 cup and let it boil. Add now garam masala, and a pinch black salt. Once the raw masala smell vanishes (5 mins) check for the salt and add little 1 tsp sugar(u can substitute a spoon of jaggery powder). Throw in the tofu pieces and boil for 2 mins. Crushed kasuri methi goes next.
6. Simmer it to add fresh cream. Garnish with minced coriander and serve it with whole wheat rotis.
7. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

The tofu is fried and then cooked in a thick tomato-cashew nut gravy which makes this vegetarian recipe a sheer delight. Tofu butter masala is a delicious recipe and also contains good nutritious value. The tofu butter masala is a spin on the classic paneer tikka masala/chicken tikka masala, and the flavors are super rich! Paneer Butter Masala or Makhani or Tofu curry restaurant or dhaba style -popular Indian dish that is rich & creamy prepared using butter, cashews and cream. Tofu is marinated and baked then simmered in tomato ginger cashew sauce.

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