Name: Paneer Butter Masala (Instant Pot & Stovetop)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 1 lb Paneer or Cottage cheese (chunks (use firm tofu for vegan)); 2 tablespoon Butter; 1 Green chili pepper ((optional)); 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera); 1 Onion (cut in large pieces, about 1.5 cups); 1 inch Ginger (grated or finely diced); 6 cloves Garlic (minced); 4 Tomato (cut in large pieces); 1/4 cup Cashews; 2 tablespoon Dried Fenugreek leaves (Kasoori Methi); 1/4 cup Water; 1/4 cup Cream (heavy whipping cream (coconut milk for vegan)); 1 tablespoon Honey; 1 teaspoon Salt (adjust to taste ); 1/2 teaspoon Ground Turmeric (Haldi powder); 1 teaspoon Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder); 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cumin (Jeera powder) (or Garam Masala); 1-2 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder (adjust to taste ); 1 inch Cinnamon (Dalchini); 5 Green Cardamom (Elaichi); 2 Black Cardamom (Moti Elaichi); 1/2 teaspoon Black Peppercorns; 12 cloves Cloves (Laung)

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Paneer Butter Masala (Instant Pot & Stovetop)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 30m total

Servings

Calories

19% of a 2,000 cal day

377KCAL

Protein

15g30% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat22g

28%

Saturated12g

59%

Unsaturated10g

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Total Carbs31g

11%

Fiber3g

10%

Total Sugars24g

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incl. Added Sugars3g

Starch4g

—

Sodium582mg

25%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Soft paneer cheese simmered in a rich, creamy tomato-based curry with warm spices. Comforting and mildly spiced, this is made easily in an Instant Pot or on the stovetop.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

1 lbPaneer — or Cottage cheese or firm tofu
2 tbspButter
1Green chili pepper — optional
1 tspCumin seeds (Jeera)
1Onion — 1½ cup
1 inchGinger — grated or finely diced
6Garlic — minced
4Tomato
¼ cupCashews
2 tbspDried Fenugreek leaves (Kasoori Methi)
¼ cupWater
¼ cupCream, heavy whipping cream — or coconut milk for vegan
1 tbspHoney
1 tspSalt
½ tspGround Turmeric (Haldi powder)
1 tspCoriander powder (Dhaniya powder) — powdered
½ tspGround Cumin (Jeera powder) — or Garam Masala
1–2 tspKashmiri red chili powder — powdered
1 inchCinnamon (Dalchini)
5Green Cardamom (Elaichi)
2Black Cardamom (Moti Elaichi)
½ tspBlack Peppercorns
12Cloves (Laung) — whole

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Method

30m total

Read the method on Piping Pot CurryMeeta Arora’s original page

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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