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Paneer Butter Masala (Indian Cottage Cheese in Rich Tomato Sauce)
Creamy tomato-based curry with tender paneer cheese — a North Indian restaurant classic.
⏱ 50 min🔥 380 kcalMedium
★4.7(589)
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Indian Cheese Recipes
4 recipes using cheese — Curries, biryanis, dals and the world's most complex spice cuisine.
These 4 indian cheese recipes are ready in about 43 minutes on average, with 380–490 kcal per serving, and 0% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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How Indian cuisine cooks with cheese
Indian cooking is a science of spice — layering and blooming aromatics to build curries and dals of remarkable depth and regional variety. When Indian cooks work with cheese, they reach for cumin, coriander, turmeric, ginger, garlic, chilli and garam masala, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are baking, simmering, sautéing and roasting.
A concentrated hit of savoury, salty richness used to melt, gratinate, crumble or finish a dish. In this collection it's most often cooked with fine sea salt, flatbread dough, olive oil, ginger and lemon juice. The dishes here span indian classics ready in as little as 35 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Paneer Butter Masala (Indian Cottage Cheese in Rich Tomato Sauce) is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.7★ from 589 ratings.
4 Indian Cheese Recipes
✨ Newbread
Hyderabad Lemon Herb Flatbread
Hyderabad Lemon Herb Flatbread turns indian pantry flavors into a complete flatbread with flatbread dough, ginger, garlic, cumin, coriander and turmeric, and a fresh cilantro finish.
⏱ 35 min🔥 485 kcalMedium
★4.6(1,395)
✨ Newbread
Indian Festival Lemon Herb Flatbread
Indian Festival Lemon Herb Flatbread brings indian flavor to a practical flatbread built with flatbread dough, ginger, garlic, cumin, coriander and turmeric, and a fresh cilantro finish.
⏱ 37 min🔥 490 kcalMedium
★4.6(1,505)
✨ Newdinner
Garlic and Cumin Khichdi Casserole
One-pot rice and lentil khichdi loaded with roasted garlic, baked until the top turns golden and crisp.
⏱ 50 min🔥 380 kcalHard
★4.2(85)
Choosing & preparing cheese
How to choose
Buy in blocks and grate fresh — pre-shredded cheese is coated with anti-caking starch that hampers melting. Match the cheese to the job: good melters (mozzarella, gruyère) versus crumblers (feta, parmesan).
Prep & storage
Let cheese come to room temperature for the fullest flavour. Add delicate cheeses off the heat to stop them splitting; build a smooth sauce with a roux or a starch.
Nutrition
A calcium- and protein-rich food; it is also high in saturated fat and sodium, so a little sharp cheese goes a long way.
Classic flavour partners: tomatoes, bread, wine, pasta, black pepper, honey
Indian Cheese Recipes — FAQ
How long do Indian cheese recipes take to make?
Most of these 4 Indian cheese recipes are ready in around 43 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Hyderabad Lemon Herb Flatbread, takes about 35 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 50 minutes.
How many calories are in Indian cheese dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 380 to 490 kcal per serving, averaging 434 kcal — Paneer Butter Masala (Indian Cottage Cheese in Rich Tomato Sauce) is the lightest option at 380 kcal.
What is the easiest Indian cheese recipe for beginners?
Hyderabad Lemon Herb Flatbread is a great place to start — it's rated medium and comes together in about 35 minutes. 0% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with cheese in Indian cooking?
In these recipes, cheese is most often paired with fine sea salt, flatbread dough, olive oil, ginger and lemon juice. Indian kitchens also lean on cumin, coriander, turmeric, ginger, garlic, chilli and garam masala.
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