Being thankful for sunshine and all we have this evening. The clocks will change tomorrow and hopefully things will take a turn for the better soon. In the meantime stay at home and eat well. This is super straightforward but flavour-packed! Serve with steamed basmati rice and naan bread from your local takeaway.
Wine Suggestion: A lager style beer. To be a little “craft”, even though they’ve been brewing since 1824, we chose the C&A Veltins Grevensteiner Helles which had character and smoothness in equal proportions.
Paneer tikka masala – serves 3
- 3 tbsp curry powder (the recipe suggests tikka curry powder, we had hot so that’s what we got)
- 2 tbsp natural yoghurt
- 200g paneer, cut into small cubes
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 1 tbsp groundnut oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 1 clove of garlic, crushed
- 400g passata
- 2 tsp tomato purée
- 2 tsp caster sugar
- 4 tbsp double cream
- a knob of butter
- a handful of chopped coriander
- steamed basmati rice and naan bread (to serve)
Mix the 1 tbsp of the curry powder and the yoghurt together in a bowl, then stir in the paneer and peppers and leave to marinade while you make the sauce.
Heat the oil in a pan, then add the onion and cook until soft and starting to brown a little. Add the ginger and garlic and continue cooking for a couple of minutes.
Stir in the remaining 2 tbsp of curry powder and stir until fragrant, then stir in the passata, tomato purée and sugar. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, or until thickened. Stir in the cream and cook for another couple of minutes.
Meanwhile, heat the grill to high. Spread the paneer and pepper out over a non-stick baking tray or a tray lined with foil, then place under the grill until charred and sizzling. Turn everything over to brown on both sides.
Tip the panner and peppers into the sauce, add a knob of butter, the coriander and some seasoning and cook for a couple of minutes. Serve the curry with rice and naan.
(Original recipe by Janine Ratcliffe in BBC Olive Magazine, March 2020)
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