Paneer Butter Masala (Restaurant Style)

I cannot even think of an Indian restaurant without serving the most popular "Paneer Butter Masala". My daughter is a great fan of Paneer (Indian cottage cheese)dishes. She likes to have anything with a Paneer touch in it...I have attempted making Paneer Butter Masala 3-4 times before but I was not happy with the results..This time, I followed the instructions of Chef Harpal Singh and the end product was YUMMY....in my princess' words...Even my hubby liked it so much and I was floating in the air...Finally,I have made it... Here goes the recipe as given by Chef Harpal Singh. Though the video seemed to be lengthy, I should say that it was worth watching.

Frozen/Fresh Paneer - 200 gms (I used frozen paneer)
Red tomatoes (ripened) - 15 medium size ones
Onion cubed - 3 medium sized
Cashews - 1/2 cup
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp - Kashmiri chilli powder preferred
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Butter - 3 tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp + 1 tsp
Cardamom powder - 1/2tsp
Garam Masala - 1/2tsp
Honey - 1 tbsp
Kasuri Methi - 2 tbsp
Heavy Cream - 1/2cup + 1 tbsp
Salt to taste

1. The tomatoes should be quartered and kept aside.
2. Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan and add the tomatoes along with cubed onions and 1/2 cup cashews.
3. Cook them on a slow flame until the tomatoes are softened.
4. Blend the tomato, onion and cashew mixture in a blender and strain.
5. Add Butter and the 1 tbsp oil in the pan.
6. When the butter starts melting, add ginger garlic paste and saute till the garlic loses its raw flavour.
7. Pour in the tomato mixture.
8. Add chilly powder and salt.
9. Cover and cook until the mixture becomes little thick.
10.In another pan, crush some Kasuri methi and heat it up a little. Make sure not to burn it.
11.Add the Kasuri methi, green cardamom powder, garam masala and honey and stir well.
12.Add paneer to the mixture and wait for 2 minutes.Since I used frozen paneer, I just roasted it in butter before adding. You can also add it without doing so.
13.Finally, add 1/2 cup of heavy cream and stir well.
14.Serve it in a bowl with the remaining cream on top.

YUMMY Paneer Butter Masala is ready...