Paneer Tikka Masala

Tips

• You can add any number of vegetables and even replace the bell peppers with whatever you like.
• If you want, you can replace the paneer with tofu, but add a bit of soy sauce while frying it.
• Serve with rice and or naan

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup / 30g butter
• 1 pound / 500g paneer, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 medium jalapeno peppers, chopped
• 1 tablespoon ground cashews
• 1 teaspoon garlic paste (or just 1-2 clove of Fresh garlic crushed)
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste (or just a bit of Fresh ginger grated)
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 2 teaspoon garam masala (or 2 tablespoons of garam masala paste)
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 pint / 250ml-500ml half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste

Instructions

1. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add paneer; cook and stir until golden, about 5 minutes.
2. Add onions, bell pepper, jalapeños, ground cashews, garlic paste, ginger paste, cayenne pepper, cumin, coriander, and garam masala; cook and stir until well combined and fragrant, about 1 minute.
3. Mix tomato sauce, half-and-half, and salt into paneer mixture; simmer until thickened, about 30 minutes.