Simmered Kashmiri Paneer

We learned this home-style dish from an Australian named Kate, whom we met in Rajasthan. She had learned the dish from her Kashmiri husband’s family. A slow-simmered tomato sauce bathes slices of golden fried paneer (fresh pressed cheese). The dish is vegetarian, with the rich and subtle spicing that is characteristic of the Kashmiri kitchen, and easy to make ahead. It’s worth taking the time to first fry the slices of paneer, and to let the sauce simmer down to a thick rich f