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This tasty paneer Makhani is made with tomatoes, cream, cashews and spices. Quick to make and thoroughly delicious, it's a vegetarian curry everyone will love.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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I mentioned when I shared my fragrant chicken curry<\/a> that our household is quite a fan of curry, though these days less hot ones since our toddler doesn't do chili. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We've fallen out of the habit of having spicier dishes as much ourselves since I don't always want to make separate dishes. We make the odd exception, mind you, like Goan fish curry<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I also do like if a curry has enough depth of flavor to it that it doesn't really need to be that spicy to truly taste it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paneer Makhani is a good case in point as the sauce is incredibly tasty, and while you certainly can add chili, as I have indicated, it works really well without any as well. And another added bonus is it is pretty quick and easy to make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if you don't think you are a fan of Indian food, I'd urge you to give this a try, it's simply delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n

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What does paneer taste like?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Paneer is a kind of firm, mild cheese used in Indian cooking. It doesn't have that much of a taste since it is not salted or aged, but works well in cooking. It works really well when served with rich, flavorful sauces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does paneer need to be cooked?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

No, you can eat paneer just as it is. However, given it's very neutral flavor, I'd say it works best when is curries and other similar dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n

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What's the difference between paneer Makhani and paneer butter masala?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You may have come across paneer Makhani as paneer butter masala before - they are the same thing. \"Makhan\" means butter in Hindi and is part of what gives this dish it's rich flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Makhani sauce in this dish is made with butter, pureed tomatoes, cream and then in many cases cashew nuts as well as various flavorings.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I have adapted a few recipes I found and simplified the process to make the version below which is still pretty authentic to the Punjabi original and, as I say, truly delicious. Even hardened meat eaters will happily dig in (even if it is alongside a meat curry as well).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There's not really too much to say on the process of making this as it's fairly straightforward. You can see how it all comes together in the short video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tips for making paneer Makhani<\/h2>\n\n\n\n