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    Home » Recipes » Slow Cooker Recipes » Vegetarian Recipes » Slow Cooker Paneer Makhani

    Published: Jan 28, 2015 · Modified: Apr 12, 2022 by Jennifer · This post may contain affiliate links

    Slow Cooker Paneer Makhani

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    paneer makhani in gray bowl with rice and naan bread with fork on side I first made this dish last fall on the stove-top but quickly decided it should be one that needed to adapted for the slow cooker. In this house we pretty much adore (inhale?) foods that can be served over rice. So any of those kinds of foods that can be made in the slow cooker quickly become MY favorites because I can start dinner in the morning along with programming the rice cooker and my job is done before breakfast.

    paneer makhani in gray bowl with rice and naan bread with fork on sideWe love to make up a big pot of a couple of different Indian inspired dishes along with some Basmati rice and naan. I usually try to make about 2x as much as we could possibly eat so that we can have leftovers to last for the week, that's truly how much we love this stuff.

    paneer makhani in gray bowl with rice and naan bread with fork on sideAre you familiar with paneer? It's kind of like a cottage cheese except it's more solid and in bigger pieces. I know it can be homemade but I took advantage of the fact we have several Indian groceries nearby and purchased a couple of premade packages.

    paneer makhani in gray bowl with rice and naan bread with fork on sideThe sauce is a simple tomato base with just a bit of tangy yogurt and some cream to round it all out. Lots of spices go in here so your house will smell amazing with this simmering away all day. Although it never hurts if you can crack a window in the kitchen a bit when you are cooking with this many spices 🙂

    Slow Cooker Paneer Makhani

    Slow Cooker Paneer Makhani

    Slow Cooker Paneer Makhani

    Jennifer Draper
    The sauce is in this Slow Cooker Paneer Makhani is a simple tomato base with just a bit of tangy yogurt and some cream to round it all out. Lots of spices go in here so your house will smell amazing with this simmering away all day.
    4.50 from 20 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 4 hrs
    Total Time 4 hrs 10 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 4 (8oz) servings
    Calories 618 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
    • ¼ cup diced white onion
    • 2 teaspoons jarred minced garlic
    • 1 teaspoon jarred minced ginger
    • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
    • 1 teaspoon garam masala
    • 1 teaspoon chili powder
    • 1 teaspoon cumin
    • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 16 ounces prepared paneer for later (2 packages)
    • 1 cup heavy cream for later
    • ¼ cup plain yogurt for later

    Instructions
     

    • Add all ingredients except for paneer, cream and yogurt to slow cooker
    • Let simmer for up to 8 hours on low or 4 on high
    • Remove bay leaf
    • Add cream and yogurt and stir to combine well
    • Add paneer and let heat through for about 30 minutes
    • Stir carefully as paneer will fall apart easily
    • Serve with rice and naan or as desired

    Notes

    I cooked this on high in my 2 quart slow cooker for 3 hours

    Nutrition

    Calories: 618kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 21gFat: 51gSaturated Fat: 31gCholesterol: 158mgSodium: 329mgPotassium: 683mgFiber: 4gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 1515IUVitamin C: 20.3mgCalcium: 676mgIron: 3mg
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    1. Panda says

      March 05, 2023 at 7:13 am

      5 stars
      I really enjoyed this! Kept the sauce largely the same, but with different additions based on what was available to me.

      I sauteed the garlic/ginger/onion because my slow cooker is an instant pot style thing, and briefly sauteed the spices with them when the onion softened. Might have helped the spices come through better as the spice quantity was about right. Used a little less chilli as mine was hot, the rest of the spices a touch more. Paneer was *very* expensive in the current inflationary environs and I didn't have time to make some myself. So I added two tins of chickpeas (drained and rinsed) and only used half the paneer. I also used a green capsicum, diced into ~1cm squares, sauteed with the onion, on account of i needed to use it before it went bad! Added maybe half a cup of water, and about 1tsp salt.

      All of this worked very well! And the chickpeas means it had more protein. Everyone was impressed.

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