Mattar Paneer
Mattar Paneer

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Mattar Paneer is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Mattar Paneer is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

Matar paneer is a restaurant style creamy, delicious and rich peas paneer curry. Matar paneer is one of India's most popular paneer dishes. In most Indian homes, it is made during winters when fresh.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have mattar paneer using 22 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Mattar Paneer:
  1. Make ready For the gravy
  2. Prepare 1 tbsp oil
  3. Prepare 1 tbsp cashew nuts
  4. Take 1/2 medium sized onion, roughly chopped
  5. Get 1 medium sized tomato, roughly chopped
  6. Make ready 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste (1" ginger, 2-3 cloves garlic
  7. Prepare For finishing the sabzi
  8. Get Butter/oil/ghee (butter tastes better!)
  9. Prepare 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  10. Make ready 1/2 small onion, finely chopped
  11. Get 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
  12. Get 1/2 tsp cumin-coriander powder
  13. Make ready 1/4 tsp kasuri methi
  14. Make ready 1/8 tsp fennel powder (optional)
  15. Take 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  16. Prepare 1/2 tbsp tomato ketchup
  17. Make ready 1/2 tbsp cream (or butter and milk)
  18. Get 1/2 " ginger, chopped
  19. Make ready 1-2 small green chilli, slits
  20. Take 1/2 cup parboiled peas
  21. Take 1/4 tsp garam masala
  22. Get 1/4 cup paneer, cubed, slightly roasted in oil

Matar Paneer is one of the most popular paneer recipes where paneer (Indian cottage cheese) and matar (green peas) are simmered together in a luscious gravy made with. Heat oil and fry paneer cubes till they turn golden brown. In a separate pot, heat oil (or ghee) and mustard and cumin seeds, until they turn. Matar paneer is a classic for a reason.

Steps to make Mattar Paneer:
  1. For the gravy, add oil to a pan. Once it's hot, add cashew and roast them until they are light brown.
  2. Add onions and salt and cook until golden.
  3. Add ginger-garlic paste and cook till the raw smell fades.
  4. Add chopped tomatoes and cook till they get mushy.
  5. Once done, let it cool down and then blend to a paste.
  6. For finishing the sabzi, add butter (preferred) or oil to pan. Add jeera after it gets hot.
  7. Once it sizzles, add onions and cook till translucent.
  8. Add all the dry spices EXCEPT garam masala and kasuri methi; cook for 2-3 min. If it seems like the spices are burning, add 1-2 tbsp of water.
  9. Add coriander and cook for a minute.
  10. Add the gravy made earlier, tomato ketchup and cream (or butter and milk). Mix well.
  11. Add peas, ginger and green chilli. Add water to adjust consistency.
  12. Cook for 2-3 min and add the paneer cubes (lightly roasted in oil earlier)
  13. At the end, add garam masala and kasuri methi.
  14. Mattar paneer is ready! Serve hot with paratha or rice!

This vegetarian curry of paneer and peas cooked in a tomato-based sauce will not disappoint. Matar paneer has paneer and matar/ green peas as main ingredients. I tried this recipe after I tasted this at my friend Sangeeta's place. Loved it very much and asked her the recipe for it. Mattar paneer (Hindi: मटर पनीर), also known as matar paneer, and mutter paneer is a vegetarian North Indian dish consisting of peas and paneer in a tomato based sauce, spiced with garam masala.

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