Name: Paneer Butter Masala
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
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

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.

30 min total 10 min prep 20 min cook 4 469 cal

Instructions

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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.