Indian · Dinner
Cheese Cubes in Tomato Sauce
Paneer cubes simmered in a tomato and onion gravy with ginger, garlic, and warm spices including garam masala, cumin, and turmeric. Cornstarch replaces flour for gluten-free thickening. Finished with cream for richness and served with steamed basmati rice or gluten-free flatbread.
$5
15 minsPrep
25 minsCook
40 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
548Calories
21.4gProtein
42.1gFat
20.8gCarbs
9.1gSugar
3.6gFiber
842mgSodium
161mgChol
18.9gSat Fat
720mgPotassium
410mgCalcium
2.9mgIron
0.5mcgVitamin B12
14mgVitamin C
Goes well with
Sauvignon Blanc
local
Masala Chai
international
vegetarian
gluten-free
low-carb
gluten-free
Instructions
1
Prep
Cut paneer into 1-inch cubes, finely chop onion, mince garlic, grate ginger, and soak cashews in warm water for 10 minutes.
2
Sear
Heat half the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, sear paneer cubes 2 minutes per side until golden at edges, then remove.
3
Saute
Add remaining oil to skillet over medium heat and saute onion for 4 minutes until soft and translucent.
4
Bloom
Stir garlic and ginger into skillet and cook over medium heat for 1 minute until fragrant and pale gold.
5
Simmer
Add canned tomatoes, soaked cashews with water, cumin, turmeric, chili powder, and salt. Simmer over medium-low heat for 8 minutes until tomatoes break down.
6
Blitz
Transfer tomato mixture to blender and blitz until completely smooth, then return sauce to skillet.
7
Reduce
Stir in garam masala and simmer over medium-low heat for 3 minutes, thinning with water if needed.
8
Thicken
Stir in cornstarch slurry and simmer over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens and coats a spoon.
9
Finish
Fold paneer and heavy cream into sauce and simmer over low heat for 2 minutes until paneer is warmed through.
10
Plate
Spoon paneer and sauce into a bowl and scatter cilantro over the top.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 11 oz311g paneer
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp vegetable oil, divided
- 11 onion
- 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
- 2 tsp2 tsp ginger-fresh
- 7 oz100g, a quarter of a 14.5 oz can canned-tomatoes
- 1010 raw cashew
- 1 tsp1 tsp cumin-ground
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp turmeric-ground
- 1 tsp1 tsp chili-powder
- 1 tsp1 tsp garam-masala
- 1/2 cup120ml water
- 4 tbsp60ml heavy-cream
- 2 tsp2 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp water
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp cilantro
