Paneer Butter Masala

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups vegetable oil
• 0.5 pounds paneer , cut into ½-inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 onions , finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
• 1 teaspoon garlic paste
• 1 tablespoon ground cashews
• 1 teaspoon ground red chiles
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cumin
• 0.5 teaspoons ground coriander
• 0.5 teaspoons garam masala
• 1 can tomato sauce , 8 ounce
• 0.5 cups half-and-half
• 0.5 cups milk
• 0.5 teaspoons white sugar
• 0.5 teaspoons salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients.

2. 2

   Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; fry paneer in batches until golden, about 5 minutes.

3. 3

   Transfer fried paneer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain, retaining vegetable oil in skillet.

4. 4

   Melt butter in the same skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until golden brown, about 10 minutes.

5. 5

   Add ginger paste and garlic paste. Continue to cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more.

6. 6

   Stir cashews, ground red chiles, cumin, coriander, and garam masala into the onion mixture. Cook and stir for 1 minute.

7. 7

   Stir tomato sauce, half-and-half, milk, sugar, and salt into spice mixture; simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.

8. 8

   Reduce heat to low. Add fried paneer and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes more.