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Methi Malai Paneer with Fenugreek and Cream

Name: Methi Malai Paneer with Fenugreek and Cream
Total time: 22 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 225 g paneer (whole-milk Indian cheese), 2.5 cm cubes; 60 ml canola oil, for pan-frying the paneer; 2 tbsp canola oil; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tbsp slivered blanched almonds; 40 g fresh or frozen fenugreek leaves (methi), about 1 cup chopped, thawed if frozen; or 2 tbsp dried leaves soaked and skimmed; 120 ml heavy cream; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tsp coarse kosher or sea salt; ½ tsp Punjabi garam masala; 4 pieces naan; 300 g cooked basmati rice

Golden pan-fried paneer simmered until spongy in a quick cream sauce of fenugreek leaves and tomato paste, over a base of cumin and toasted slivered almonds for crunch. Fast once the paneer is fried.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on20 min
Total22 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Paneer

225 gpaneer (whole-milk Indian cheese), 2.5 cm cubes
60 mlcanola oil, for pan-frying the paneer

Curry

2 tbspcanola oil
1 tspcumin seeds
1 tbspslivered blanched almonds
40 gfresh or frozen fenugreek leaves (methi), about 1 cup chopped, thawed if frozen; or 2 tbsp dried leaves soaked and skimmed
120 mlheavy cream
2 tbsptomato paste
1 tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
½ tspPunjabi garam masala

To serve

4 piecesnaanoptional
300 gcooked basmati riceoptional

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Tree nuts
Almond
Mustard
Birds' eggs (any)
Legumes (any)
Fenugreek
Wheat
Rice
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Chili peppers
Cabbage family (any)
Fennel
Turmeric
Cilantro / coriander
Bay leaf
Black and white pepper
Cinnamon
Clove
Nutmeg
Cardamom
Cumin
Yeast
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy
Chewy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight
Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 2
One pot

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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