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Paneer Butter Masala

Paneer butter masala is a rich and creamy vegetarian Indian curry made with cubes of paneer in tomato sauce with butter, onions, cashews, and spices.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 469
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 0.5 cup vegetable oil
  • 0.5 pound paneer, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 onions, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ginger paste
  • 1 teaspoon garlic paste
  • 1 tablespoon ground cashews
  • 1 teaspoon ground red chiles
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 0.5 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
  • 0.5 cup half-and-half
  • 0.5 cup milk
  • 0.5 teaspoon white sugar
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt

Method
 

  1. Gather all ingredients.
  2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; fry paneer in batches until golden, about 5 minutes.
  3. Transfer fried paneer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain, retaining vegetable oil in skillet.
  4. Melt butter in the same skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
  5. Add ginger paste and garlic paste. Continue to cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more.
  6. Stir cashews, ground red chiles, cumin, coriander, and garam masala into the onion mixture. Cook and stir for 1 minute.
  7. Stir tomato sauce, half-and-half, milk, sugar, and salt into spice mixture; simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
  8. Reduce heat to low. Add fried paneer and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes more.

Nutrition

Calories: 469kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 11gFat: 41gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 947mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7g

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