North Indian
Paneer Tikka Masala
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Paneer Tikka Masala is North Indian home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Soak the cashews in hot water for 10 minutes, then blend them smooth with a splash of the water.
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Heat 1 tbsp oil in a skillet and sear the cubed paneer and bell pepper until lightly charred, then set them aside.
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Add the remaining oil and cook the onion, garlic, and ginger until soft, about 6 minutes, then stir in the paprika, cumin, and half the garam masala.
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Pour in the crushed tomatoes and simmer 10 minutes, then blend the sauce smooth and return it to the pan.
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Stir in the cashew cream and heavy cream, season with salt, and add the remaining garam masala.
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Fold in the paneer and peppers, warm through for 5 minutes, and serve over the basmati rice.
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Serve it with
A North Indian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Paneer Tikka Masala, read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Paneer Tikka Masala carries tree nuts and dairy. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | Yes | Aloo Paratha (Potato Stuffed Flatbread) |
| Dairy | Yes | Lauki Chana Dal (Bottle Gourd and Lentils) |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 740 kcal
- Protein
- 24 g
- Carbs
- 60 g
- Fat
- 45 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sugar
- 6 g
- Sodium
- 680 mg
- Saturated fat
- 19 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Paneer Tikka Masala takes about 45 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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