dinner · vegetarian · gluten-free
Paneer butter masala
Paneer in a silky, mildly sweet tomato-cashew gravy finished with butter, cream and kasuri methi.
- Time
- 40min
- Steps
- 5
Ingredients
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Contains milk and tree nuts.
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Method
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1
Cook onion, tomatoes, cashews and ginger-garlic in 1 tbsp butter with 120 ml water until soft; cool and blend very smooth.
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2
Melt remaining butter, add chili powder, then the purée; simmer 10 minutes.
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3
Add salt, sugar and garam masala.
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4
Stir in cream and crushed kasuri methi.
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5
Add paneer and simmer 3 minutes; serve with naan.