Instant Pot Paneer Butter Masala – Sweet & Spice Odyssey

Ingredients

• 5 tbsp Butter divided half
• 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
• ½ cup Finely chopped onion
• 2 qts Chopped green chillies
• ½ tbsp Ginger paste
• 2 tbsp Garlic paste
• 15 qts Cashew nuts
• 4 qts Tomatoes (medium sized, ripe and roughly chopped)
• 1 qt Bay leaf
• 1 qt Cinnamon stick
• ½ tbsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp Coriander powder
• 1 ½ tbsp Red chilli powder
• 2 tbsp Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
• Water as needed
• ½ cup Cream
• 250 g Paneer (cut in cubes)
• ½ tbsp Garam Masala powder
• 1 tbsp Sugar or jaggery
• ½ cup Fresh & boiled peas (optional)