Matar Paneer
About Matar Paneer
Matar Paneer is a most popular North Indian Curry. It is creamy, delicious and simple and fuss free recipe. This curry is prepared from Indian Cottage Cheese (Paneer) and Green Peas. This combination of Paneer and Green Peas is mingled in a rich and creamy Tomato Gravy. This curry goes perfect with both Roti as well as Rice.
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Ingredients
- Tomato Paste or onion for onion รข
- 1 cup Onions roughly chopped
- 1 cup Tomato roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 4 Cashews or kaju kaju nos
- 4 cloves Garlic nos
- 1 tsp Ginger chopped
- 1/2 tsp Salt or as per taste
- Other Ingredients other ingredients
- 300 cubes Cottage Cheese or paneer paneer
- 1/2 cup Onions finely chopped
- 1/4 leaves Coriander finely chopped
- 1/2 cup Green Peas or matar matar
- 1/2 cup Water
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds or jeera jeera
- 1 tsp red chili powder lal mirchi
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder or haldi haldi
- 1/2 tsp Coriander Powder or dhaniya dhaniya
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
- 1/4 tsp Cumin Powder or jeera jeera
- 1/2 tsp Salt or as per taste
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Cream or malai fresh malai
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Instructions
- In a heating pan add 2 tablespoon of Oil and allow to heat.
- Then add 4 to 5 nos of Cashews (Kaju), 4 to 5 nos of Garlic Cloves, 1 tsp of chopped Ginger, 1 cup of roughly chopped Onions and sautรยรยฉ for few min or until Onion changes the color.
- Add 1 cup of roughly chopped Tomatoes, ยฝ tsp of Salt and cook for 5 Min or until Tomatoes are soft.
- Then blend the cooked mixture in a mixer grinder and blend into the smooth paste.
- Then in the same pan, again add 2 tablespoon of Oil and allow to heat.
- Add ยฝ tsp of Cumin Seeds (Jeera), 1 tsp of Red Chilli Powder, ยผ tsp of Turmeric Powder (Haldi) and mix well.
- Furthermore, add ยผ cup of finely chopped Onions and sautรยรยฉ for 2 Min.
- Then add ยฝ tsp of Coriander Powder (Dhaniya), ยฝ tsp of Garam Masala, ยผ tsp of Cumin Powder (Jeera), ยผ cup of finely chopped Coriander Leaves and mix well.
- Then add the blended smooth paste into the pan and mix well.
- Add ยฝ cup of Green Peas (Matar) and mix well.
- Then add ยฝ tsp of Salt, 1 tsp of Sugar, 1 tsp of Fresh Cream (Malai), ยฝ cup of Water and mix well.
- Finally add 300 gm of Cottage Cheese (Paneer) Cubes and give a nice mix.
- Cover the lid and cook on medium flame for 2 Min.
- Matar Paneer is now ready, garnish with fresh Coriander Leaves and serve with Naan / Roti or Rice.
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Recipe Notes
– Green Peas if taken frozen one, you can use it directly and if it is Fresh Green Peas just boil for 5 Min and then use it.
– You can also fry the Paneer cubes and then add to gravy as per taste.
– Do not boil the Paneer, as it would turn hard.
– You can also fry the Paneer cubes and then add to gravy as per taste.
– Do not boil the Paneer, as it would turn hard.
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This is wonderful! Can’t wait to taste it.
Such an enticing dish! Thanks for the recipe.
Yum! This recipe is a must-try.