Paneer Masala Recipe

Paneer masala

Name: Paneer masala
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: butter; 1 small onion finely chopped; 1 stick cinnamon; 2 cardamon pods; 4 cloves; 1 tsp fennel seeds; 2cm piece ginger finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic crushed; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp ground coriander; ¾ tsp chilli powder; 1 tbsp tomato purée; oil for frying; 1 block paneer cut into chunks; 1 tomato chopped; a handful coriander leaves chopped; rice and chapattis to serve

Janine Ratcliffe

Published: January 11, 2017 at 9:00 AM

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Serves 2

Easy

Total time: 40 mins

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Fry this unique Indian cheese until golden then coat in spices such as cardamom, cinnamon and fennel seeds for a fragrant vegetarian meal

Gluten free

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

butter
1 small onion

finely chopped
1 stick cinnamon
2 cardamon pods
4 cloves
1 tsp fennel seeds
2cm piece ginger

finely chopped
2 cloves garlic

crushed
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp ground coriander
¾ tsp chilli powder
1 tbsp tomato purée
oil

for frying
1 block paneer

cut into chunks
1 tomato

chopped
a handful coriander leaves

chopped
rice and chapattis

to serve

Nutrition: per serving

kcal446

low
fat32.1g
saturates18.9g
carbs7.1g
sugars5.1g
fibre3.1g
protein30.6g
salt0.2g

Method

step 1

Heat a knob of butter in a large pan, add the onion and stir for a minute with the heat on high. Turn the heat to low, add the cinammon, cardamom, cloves and fennel seeds, stir for 5 minutes. Add the ginger and garlic and cook for another 5 minutes on a low heat, stirring occasionally to make sure nothing catches. Add the turmeric, coriander and chilli powder and fry gently for a minute. Add the tomato purée and stir in enough hot water to make it saucy. Bring to the boil and simmer, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes. Season with salt.
step 2

Heat a little oil in a large non-stick frying pan and fry the paneer until golden. Add the paneer and tomato to the sauce and simmer for 10 minutes. Scatter with coriander and serve with rice and chapattis.

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