Indian Butter Tofu Paneer – Tofu Butter Masala Recipe

Ingredients

• 12 to 14 oz firm tofu, pressed between paper towels for 10 minutes, then cubed
• ½ tsp each of garam masala, paprika, salt, and turmeric
• 2 tsp ginger paste or minced ginger
• 2 tsp garlic paste or minced, or ¾ tsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tsp water (1/2 tbsp)
• 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch or other starch such as arrowroot
• 1 tsp nutritional yeast (optional)
• 1 tsp oil
• 1 tsp oil or vegan butter
• 3 cloves of garlic finely chopped
• 3 large ripe tomatoes or 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes
• 1 inch cube of ginger, ½ inch chopped, ½ inch julienned or thinly sliced into sticks
• 1 hot or mild green chile juilenned or thinly sliced, or use very thinly sliced green bell pepper
• Cashew cream made with with ¼ cup soaked (15 mins) cashews blended with ½ cup water
• ½ tsp garam masala
• ½ tsp paprika or kashmiri chili powder
• ¼ to ½ tsp cayenne
• ½ to 1 cup water
• 1 tsp kasooori methi - dried fenugreek leaves
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp sugar or other sweetener, to preference