paneer butter masala
This is a basic paneer dish that you get in most Indian restaurants. This goes well with either rice or naan." — lucky From:Allrecipes. com While I have not made this recipe I have ordered it in restaurants. DELICIOUS!
prep time
10 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
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yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 8 ounces 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
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 can 8 oz. tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
How To Make paneer butter masala
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Step 1Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; fry paneer in 2 batches until golden, about 5 minutes. Transfer fried paneer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain, retaining vegetable oil in skillet.
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Step 2Melt butter in the same skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add ginger paste and garlic paste. Continue to cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Stir cashews, ground red chiles, cumin, coriander, and garam masala into onion mixture. Cook and stir for 1 minute.
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Step 3Stir tomato sauce, half-and-half, milk, sugar, and salt into spice mixture; simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add fried paneer and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes more.
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Step 4Cook's Note: I think frying the paneer is an important step since paneer can become mushy if added raw. you can skip the step if you are concerned about fried food.
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