Another Quick & Easy Butter Paneer
Another Quick & Easy Butter Paneer
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Servings: 4
Calories: 309kcal
Equipment
- 1 Kadai pan, Large fry pan or wok
- 1 Blender
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Ghee
- 1 Bay leaf Indian bay leaf, not Italian
- 1 inch Cinnamon stick
- 3 Cloves
- 3 Cardamon Green pods
- 1 tsp Garlic Pressed
- 1 tsp Ginger Fresh, pressed or finely chopped
- 1 Onion Chopped
- 2 Tomatoes Chopped
- ⅓ cup Cashews Raw
- 1 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder
- 1 tsp Garam masala
- ½ tsp Black peppercorn Fresh cracked
- ½ tsp Himalayan pink salt
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Ketchup
- 2 tbsp Water More, or less, as needed.
- ⅓ cup Cream Heavy, fresh cream
- 1 tbsp Butter
- ½ cup Paneer Bite size pieces; use as much as you would like.
- 2 tsp Kasuri methi Dried Fenugreek leaves, crushed
- 1 tbsp Coriander Fresh, chopped
Instructions
Prep in Advance
- Prep veggies, herbs & spices in advance. Flows much better when everything is ready!
Cook
- Add the ghee to a large kadai pan; add the whole spices and cook for several minutes to release fragrance.
- Add the chopped onion and cook a few minutes until tender and translucent.
- Add the ginger and garlic; quickly mix into the onions and whole spices.
- Add the tomatoes and cashews, cover and cook over low heat until the tomatoes are soft and mushy, about 5 -8 minutes. Keep an eye on it, stirring frequently and adding a little bit of water as needed.
- Add the powder spices, sugar and ketchup; a little bit of water if needed. Cover, and continue to cook over low heat another 5 - 10 minutes. Stir frequently, add water as necessary to keep from burning.
- Remove tomato, onion and spice mixture from the heat. Remove the whole spices. Allow mixture to cool a bit, then blend to a smooth paste, and set aside.
- In the now empty kadai pan, add the butter and paneer chunks; stir and cook a few minutes.
- Add the smooth, blended tomato paste to the heated paneer. Mix well; then add the cream, and mix to heat; a few minutes.
- Remove from heat; mix in the Kasuri methi and fresh chopped coriander, serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 309kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 375mg | Potassium: 329mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1065IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 181mg | Iron: 1mg
