Paneer Butter Masala Recipe
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A creamy, aromatic vegetarian curry of paneer cheese in a rich tomato and cream sauce flavored with warm spices and cashew butter. Restaurant-quality comfort food without meat.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 2 tablespoons butter or cooking oil
- 1 large onion (roughly chopped)
- 2 tablespoons chopped ginger
- 4 cloves garlic (crushed)
- 14 ounce can diced tomatoes (fire-roasted tomatoes are great in this recipe)
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons cashew butter (can sub almond butter)
- 1-2 teaspoons salt (to taste)
- Optional: 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- Optional: ½ cup heavy cream
- 12 ounces (350 grams) paneer (cut into bite-sized cubes)
- Cilantro (to serve)
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon garam masala (can sub curry powder)
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- Seeds from 4 cardamom pods (omit if you don't have this)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 25M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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- Prep
- 5m
- Cook
- 20m
- Sodium
- 1100mg
- Total sugar
- 9g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 415mg
- Calcium
- 430mg
- Iron
- 2mg
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- PREP
- 5M
- SODIUM
- 1100MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.