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Butter Paneer One Tray Bake

Sarah
This Butter Paneer One Tray Bake is an easy, practical meal for busy days. Everything cooks in one tray, so there’s less effort and hardly any cleanup. The paneer stays soft and picks up all the flavour from the creamy sauce, making it the option for a quick and easy dinner.
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Servings 4
Calories 771 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 800 g paneer cut into cubes
  • 2 cups passata
  • 1 cup Greek yoghurt full fat
  • 2 tablespoon butter melted
  • 4 garlic cloves finely grated
  • 2 tablespoon ginger finely grated
  • 2 teaspoon garam masala
  • 2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 teaspoon chilli powder or to taste
  • 2 teaspoon sugar caster/white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt or fine sea salt/cooking salt

Garlic Yogurt Cucumber Salad

  • 200 g baby cucumber or 2 Lebanese cucumber
  • ½ cup greek yogurt full fat
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 - 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 - 2 tablespoon coriander finely chopped
  • 1 - 2 tablespoon mint finely chopped
  • pinch of salt

Serve with

  • basmati or a long grain white rice
  • a few toasted cashew nuts

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 200°C.
  • Add the passata, yoghurt, butter, olive oil, garlic, ginger, spices, sugar and salt straight into a large baking dish. Mix until smooth.
  • Add the paneer and toss well to coat.
  • Bake for 30–35 minutes until bubbling and slightly thickened. If the mixture needs loosening, add in a splash of water. If the sauce has gone a little grainy, the yogurt has split, this doesn't matter too much but if you'd like it smoother, stir in an extra dollop of yogurt, or a dash of cream.
  • For the cucumber yogurt, whisk together the yogurt, garlic, salt and lemon juice then mix through the cucumbers. Serve on top of the butter paneer with some rice and top with some toasted cashews.

Nutrition

Calories: 771kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 40gFat: 58gSaturated Fat: 34gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 152mgSodium: 765mgPotassium: 715mgFiber: 4gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 1702IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 1114mgIron: 4mg
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