Roasted Tomato, Basil And Paneer Curry

• 250 grams paneer cut into 2cm cubes
• 6 deep red tomatoes
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 2 cardamom pods
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 2 cloves
• 1 small stick of cinnamon
• 200 milliliters water
• 75 grams basil, very finely chopped (I used a food processor)
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 4 spring onions
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 green chillies

1. Cut the tomatoes and in half and drizzle them with oil. Sit them on some baking paper with the cut side upwards and roast them in the oven at 150degrees until they look lightly brown and intense. Whilst the tomatoes are roasting, mid-way add 4 cloves of garlic in their shell and let them roast too.
2. Heat a non-stick pan and add 1 tbsp. oil to shallow fry the paneer until it is lightly golden. Remove onto some kitchen paper and drain off the excess oil.
3. Once the tomatoes and garlic are roasted, lightly blitz them together so that you have a chunky sauce.
4. Heat 2 tbsp. in the non-stick pan add the cumin seeds, turmeric, chillies, cardamom pods, cloves and cinnamon and allow the seeds to sizzle before stirring in the onions and salt. Saute for a couple of minutes.
5. Pour in the tomato and garlic sauce and bring the mixture to a simmer before sprinkling in the paprika and garam masala and then the paneer with water.
6. Simmer for 7-8 minutes before mixing in the basil and then simmer for a further two minutes.
7. Serve hot with chapatti or rice.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/27860-roasted-tomato-basil-and-paneer-curry (may not work)