Paneer Curry

This paneer curry recipe captures the essence of varied conventional Indian dishes comparable to paneer makhani, kadai paneer, tikka masala and butter masala curries. It’s an easy-to-make, vegetarian curry with accessible pantry components you will get in most supermarkets.

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Paneer Curry

Made with Indian cottage cheese often known as Paneer, this scrumptious restaurant-style vegetarian curry is tremendous straightforward to make. With its heat from spices and tang from tomatoes, this wealthy and creamy curry is full of flavour mellowed down by a contact of cream.

What I really like about this recipe is that the identical curry can be utilized to make butter rooster otherwise you use tofu as an alternative of paneer. Plus, it solely takes about half-hour!

The curry pairs properly with rice and naan bread or you may serve it over cauliflower rice for a low-carb model. 

👉 In the event you’re in search of extra vegetarian dinner recipes, ensure to strive my lentil and mushroom Stroganoff, the baked Italian eggplant Parmigiana, or the quinoa-stuffed peppers. You could find all of my vegetarian recipes right here.

What You’ll Want

Here’s what it is advisable make this paneer curry.

• Paneer: The star ingredient, ensures it’s recent and comfortable. You may get paneer from most supermarkets and Asian grocers. It’s wealthy in protein, nutritional vitamins and minerals.
• Tomatoes & onions: For the bottom of the curry sauce.
• Garlic and ginger: Important for the curry’s fragrant basis.
• Spices: A mix of coriander seed, garam masala, turmeric, and purple chili powder.
• Cream & butter: For richness and a silky texture.
• Kasuri Methi (dried fenugreek leaves): For an genuine Indian contact. It has a novel style that’s laborious to duplicate with another herb. They possess a barely bitter but savoury flavour, with a touch of nuttiness and a delicate aroma paying homage to a mixture of celery and fennel. This herb provides complexity and depth quite than any particular flavour. In the event you can’t discover it, throw in a number of fennel seeds and a teaspoon of maple syrup (sure, you learn accurately).

How To Make Paneer Curry

Discover the total listing of components, dietary information, and directions within the recipe card under. Listed here are some step-by-step photos to information you alongside.

Please observe, the spices must be added earlier than tomatoes to launch aromas however my beautiful photographer misinterpret my directions whereas taking the pictures.

1. Put together the bottom: Sauté onions, chili, ginger and garlic.
2. Spice it Up: Stir within the floor spices.
3. Add tomatoes: Add tomatoes and prepare dinner till comfortable.
4. Simmer: Let it simmer, permitting the flavours to meld.

1. Sprinkle Kasuri Methi: dried fenugreek leaves, if utilizing.
2. Add Paneer: Dice the paneer and add it to the gravy.
3. End with cream: Add cream for a wealthy texture.
4. Garnish & serve: Garnish with recent coriander/cilantro and serve with naan or rice.

Storage suggestions

Paneer curry might be saved within the fridge for as much as 3 days in an hermetic container. It’s freezer-friendly and might be frozen for as much as a month. Thaw within the fridge in a single day and reheat gently.

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Discover the total listing of components, directions, and a dietary breakdown under. You probably have questions or prepare dinner this recipe, please let me know within the feedback, and ensure to price this recipe so it’s straightforward for others to seek out.