Paneer Butter Masala

Ingredients

• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ½ pound 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
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon ground coriander
• ½ teaspoon garam masala
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• ½ cup half-and-half
• ½ cup milk
• ½ teaspoon white sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Gather all ingredients.
2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; fry paneer in batches until golden, about 5 minutes.
3. Transfer fried paneer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain, retaining vegetable oil in skillet.
4. Melt butter in the same skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
5. Add ginger paste and garlic paste. Continue to cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more.
6. Stir cashews, ground red chiles, cumin, coriander, and garam masala into the onion mixture. Cook and stir for 1 minute.
7. Stir tomato sauce, half-and-half, milk, sugar, and salt into spice mixture; simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
8. Reduce heat to low. Add fried paneer and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes more.