Name: Matar Paneer Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 Medium onion; 8 Garlic cloves; 2 Inch ginger; 2 Green chili; 1 Medium tomato grinde; 2 tbsp Cashew nut paste; 2 tbsp Oil; 1 tsp Cumin seeds (jeera); ½ tsp Kashmiri chili powder; 1 tsp Turmeric powder (haldi); 1 tsp Coriander powder; ½ tsp Cumin powder; 1 tsp Garam masala powder; 250 g Paneer; 400 g Peas; Salt to taste; Water ,add to adjust consistency; Coriander leaves chopped; Ghee, butter optional

Matar Paneer, a delicious combination of soft paneer and healthy green peas in a mild spicy tomato , onion based gravy, is a treat to taste buds at anytime.this simple matar paneer recipe makes irresistibly tasty curry by making some changes to its preparation; the shallow fried paneer cubes brings in subtle taste and texture while cashew nut paste makes it rich and creamy. While, my husband and son are not so great fan of recipes involving peas, but for some reason matar paneer is an exception. Hence, most of the time, i end up preparing matar paneer recipe in my home ,also the big advantage of this recipe is it can be easily served with both rice and roti.

AuthorShweta KumariDifficultyBeginner

Yields1 Serving

Prep Time10 minsCook Time25 minsTotal Time35 mins

2 Medium onion

8 Garlic cloves

2 Inch ginger

2 Green chili

1 Medium tomato grinde

2 tbsp Cashew nut paste

2 tbsp Oil

1 tsp Cumin seeds (jeera)

½ tsp Kashmiri chili powder

1 tsp Turmeric powder (haldi)

1 tsp Coriander powder

½ tsp Cumin powder

1 tsp Garam masala powder

250 g Paneer

400 g Peas

Salt to taste

Water ,add to adjust consistency

Coriander leaves chopped

Ghee, butter optional

Take onion , garlic, ginger and blend to smooth paste keep aside

Heat oil in a pan add paneer saute 3 to 4 minutes

In the same pan add oil heat them add cumin seeds let them pop

Then add blended onion,garlic ,ginger paste saute till turns slightly golden brown

add turmeric powder,coriander powder, cumin powder and chili powder mix well

fry them add peas and salt mix well

Cover the led

Saute till turns peas soft then add tomato paste mix well

Cook 4 to 5 minutes

Add cashew nut paste mix well

Add garam masala powder cook few minutes

Add paneer and water

Cover and simmer for 5 minutes

Finally add ghee

Now matar paneer is ready garnish with coriander leaves

Serve with chapati or nan

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