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The recipe: Ingredients 10 ounces of cubed paneer, 2 Tbsp coconut oil, 3 Tbsp cream, 1 Tbsp ginger garlic paste, 2 tsp grated fresh ginger, 4 tomatoes skinned and diced, 1 Tbsp cashew butter, 4 curry leaves or a bay leaf, 2 cinnamon sticks, 1 black cardamom pod remove husk, 2 green cardamon pods remove husk, 3 chilies, 1 tsp ground coriander, 1 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp red chili powder, 1/2 tsp ground cumin, 1.5 cups water, 3 Tbsp butter, 1/4 cup fresh coriander chopped.
Add the coconut oil to pot and heat. Add the cinnamon sticks, curry leaves and cardamom seeds to oil and cook for two minutes. Add the onions and cook until translucent then add the ginger garlic paste and cook until raw smell is gone. Add the peppers and diced tomatoes and cook for three more minutes. Transfer the contents of the pot to a bowl and cool for a couple of minutes. Remove the cinnamon sticks. Puree the contents and pour back to cooking pot. Add the spices and cook for 15 minutes. Add water as needed. Add the paneer cubes and cook for three more minutes. Slowly stir in the cream. Serve with rice and garnish with butter and cilantro.
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