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In this week's guest post, I'm excited to introduce Maria Silva, the author at Maria.Recipes, who created a delicious and easy-to-prepare vegetarian keto recipe featuring Indian-style homemade paneer cheese. For more keto recipes, don't forget to follow Maria on Instagram!

Indian food is definitely my favorite, but it is traditionally full of fat, carbs and sugar. Curries are almost always eaten with rice AND rotis (wheat flatbread), and desserts are so sweet I get a sugar rush every time. Not great for keto!

But traditional Indian recipes, when slightly tweaked, can become a delicious low-carb meal, both for people who want to find new interesting ways to cook meat, and also for vegetarians, as Indian food has a very strong vegetarian tradition.

Paneer makhani (literally, “Cottage cheese in butter sauce”) is one of the most decadent vegetarian Indian dishes. It consists of a spicy tomato-based sauce cooked in butter and then garnished with heavy whipping cream, making a creamy, spicy, tangy and sweet curry that everyone loves.

0 days, 0 hours, 20 minutes Hands-on 10 minutes Overall 30 minutes Allergy information for Low-Carb Paneer Makhani ✔ Gluten free ✔ Nut free ✔ Pork free ✔ Avocado free ✔ Coconut free ✔ Fish free ✔ Shellfish free Pescatarian Vegetarian Print Recipe Download Recipe

Nutritional values (per serving)

Net carbs 7.8 grams Protein 15.6 grams Fat 40.4 grams Calories 458 kcal Calories from carbs 7%, protein 14%, fat 79% Total carbs 10.2 grams Fiber 2.4 grams Sugars 6.7 grams Saturated fat 25.2 grams Sodium 82 mg ( 4 % RDA ) Magnesium 16 mg ( 4 % RDA ) Potassium 256 mg ( 13 % EMR )

Ingredients (makes 3 servings) 200 g (7.1 oz) paneer (you can make your own paneer)

3 tbsp butter (45 g/ 1.6 oz)

1 bay leaf

1 / 2 tsp cumin seeds

tsp cumin seeds 1 / 2 large yellow onion, roughly chopped (75 g/ 2.7 oz)

large yellow onion, roughly chopped (75 g/ 2.7 oz) 2 medium tomatoes, roughly chopped (200 g/ 7.1 oz)

1 clove of garlic, chopped

1 / 2 inch of ginger, chopped, or 1 / 2 tsp ginger paste

inch of ginger, chopped, or tsp ginger paste 1 / 2 tsp turmeric powder

tsp turmeric powder 1 / 4 tsp garam masala

tsp garam masala 1 / 3 cup heavy whipping cream (80 ml/ 2.7 fl oz)

cup heavy whipping cream (80 ml/ 2.7 fl oz) fresh cilantro for garnish

salt to taste

Suggested sides: Flax Roti or cauli-rice Optional ingredients: 1 tsp coriander powder

1 / 2 tbsp tomato paste

tbsp tomato paste stevia to taste

red chili powder to taste

1/ 3 tsp dried fenugreek leaves

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Maria Silva Creator of MariaRecipes.com I am a recently graduated medicine student and am passionate about health, nutrition and functional medicine. Having lived through disordered eating and struggled with self image, I understand the importance of a good diet to not only look good (after all, looks are subjective!) but to feel good, vibrant and healthy. It is my goal to help as many people as possible to discover that food can be medicine both for the body and the soul, and that a healthy lifestyle can be not only rewarding, but also delicious and fun! More posts by Maria Silva