I’ve always been a lover of curry, but this one really had me excited about trying something new. I rarely experiment with new flavors anymore, but this was the first time I was trying paneer. It is fantastic!

If I had to describe paneer, I’d say it’s very creamy and rich, and really added a good texture to the curry.

If you have the wiggle room, you can add an onion to this – I have done it before and it adds a nice sweet note to it, along with a texture boost.

Photos courtesy of PanGravyKadaiCurry and CookingandMe

The Preparation

48 ounces bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground coriander
7 ounces paneer packet
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup water
1 cup crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
4 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons coconut oil
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic paste
1 1/2 teaspoons ginger paste
1/2 teaspoon kashmiri mirch
1/4 cup cilantro

The Execution

1. Preheat oven to 375°F
2. Get the chicken thighs out and rub them down with olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste.

3. Put the chicken on a cookie sheet and let them roast for 25 minutes.
4. Cut the paneer into small pieces and set aside for later.
5. Heat up a pan to medium heat and add the butter and coconut oil. Let the butter start to brown.
6. When the butter starts to brown, add ginger and garlic paste. Saute for 2 minutes.

7. Add the crushed tomato.

8. Add the coriander powder, garam masala, paprika, red chili powder and the salt. Mix well and let it simmer until the oil is starting to show at the top.

9. Gently mix the paneer into the sauce.

10. Pour in the water and let it simmer for 5 minutes.

11. Turn the heat to medium low and add cream. Stir to mix.

12. Allow it to simmer until it comes to a boil again.
13. About this time, your chicken will be ready. Take it out and separate it from the bone (it should not be fully cooked).

(Photo courtesy of Martha Stewart – I forgot to take a picture!)

14. Add chicken to the sauce and mix well.

15. Allow to simmer for at least 5 more minutes.

16. Garnish with Cilantro and serve hot.

This makes a total of 4 servings of Butter Paneer Chicken Curry. Each serving comes out to be 1305 calories, 118g fats, 7.2g net carbs, and 55.5g protein.

NUTRITION	CALORIES	FAT	CARBS	FIBER	NET CARBS	PROTEIN
48 ounce bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs	3402	303.7	0	0	0	170.1
1 tablespoon olive oil	119	13.5	0	0	0	0
1 teaspoon salt	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 teaspoon ground black pepper	5	0.1	1.3	0.5	0.8	0.2
1 teaspoon ground coriander	5	0.3	1	0.7	0.2	0.2
7 ounce paneer packet	637	49.6	7.1	0	7.1	42.5
1 teaspoon garam masala	8	0.3	1.8	1	0.8	0.3
1/2 teaspoon paprika	3	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.2
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper	3	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.1
1 cup water	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 cup crushed tomatoes	77	0.7	17.7	4.6	13.1	3.9
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream	405	42.9	3.3	0	3.3	3.4
4 tablespoon butter	407	46	0	0	0	0.5
2 teaspoon coconut oil	81	9	0	0	0	0
1 1/2 teaspoon garlic paste	41	3.8	1.7	0.1	1.6	0.3
1 1/2 teaspoon ginger paste	20	1.6	1.4	0.2	1.3	0.1
1/2 teaspoon kashmiri mirch	5	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.2
1/4 cup cilantro	1	0	0.2	0.1	0	0.1
Totals	5219	472.1	37	8.3	28.8	222.1
Per Serving (/4)	1305	118	9.3	2.1	7.2	55.5