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Paneer Butter Masala

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Photo of two bowls of butter paneer with white rice and sliced almonds on the side.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell

Hindus consider cows and all their milky produce—cream, butter, and cheese—sacred. I can’t argue with that. Traditionally, this dish would be made with a few large slabs of golden butter; here I've swapped out that butter for cubes of paneer. 

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