Paneer Butter Masala

This paneer butter masala recipe simmers in a thick tomato sauce spiced with cumin, coriander, red chile powder, and garam masala in this vegetarian Indian dish.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 469 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground red chiles
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
• 1 teaspoon garlic paste
• 1 tablespoon ground cashews
• 0.5 cup milk
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon white sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin
• 0.5 teaspoon ground coriander
• 0.5 teaspoon garam masala
• 0.5 pound paneer, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 0.5 cup half-and-half

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir tomato sauce, half-and-half, milk, sugar, and salt into spice mixture; simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add fried paneer and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes more.

Step 2

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; fry paneer in batches until golden, about 5 minutes. Transfer fried paneer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain, retaining vegetable oil in skillet.

Step 3

Melt butter in the same skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add ginger paste and garlic paste. Continue to cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Stir cashews, ground red chiles, cumin, coriander, and garam masala into the onion mixture. Cook and stir for 1 minute.