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Shahi paneer (paneer in creamy cashew and tomato curry)

Published: April 19, 2018 at 11:08 PM

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Serves 2

Easy

Total time: 45 mins

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Check out our simple and rich shahi paneer. This vibrant Indian dish is an easy veggie curry recipe that's gluten free

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*This recipe is gluten-free according to industry standards

Ingredients

Nutrition

• 2 tbsp cashew nuts

• 1 small onion

  roughly chopped

• 1 green chilli

  roughly chopped

• a walnut-sized piece ginger

  roughy chopped

• 2 cloves garlic

  roughly chopped

• 2 tbsp oil

• 5 pods cardamom

  bashed

• 3 cloves

  crushed

• ½ stick cinnamon

• 200g from a tin chopped tomatoes

• ½ tsp hot chilli powder

• 1 tsp ground coriander

• ½ tsp ground fenugreek

• 250g paneer

  cut into cubes

• a handful coriander

  chopped

• 4 tbsp double cream

• to serve naan bread or rice

Nutrition: per serving

• kcal945
• fat81.8g
• saturates41.6g
• carbs12.2g
• sugars8.3g
• fibre3.5g
• protein38.3g
• salt0.2g

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Method

• step 1

  Put the cashew nuts in a small bowl and pour over 150ml boiling water. Leave for 15 minutes to soak and soften.

• step 2

  Put the onion, chilli, ginger, garlic and a splash of water in a small food processor and whizz to a purée.

• step 3

  Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan and cook the onion purée for 7-10 minutes or until it starts to dry out and turn lightly golden. Add the cardamom, cloves and cinnamon.

• step 4

  Whizz the tomatoes in the same blender (no need to wash it) then add to the pan. Add the chilli powder, ground coriander and fenugreek. Simmer for 5 minutes.

• step 5

  Whizz the cashews and soaking water in the same blender, then add to the pan. Cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes.

• step 6

  Fry the paneer in a separate pan with lots of seasoning and the remaining tbsp of oil, until golden, then add to the sauce with 100ml of water and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Stir in the coriander and cream just before serving with naan bread or rice.

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