Vegetarian Recipe
Matar Paneer (Peas with Cottage Cheese)- Indian Cottage Cheese Curry
Matar
Paneer (Peas with Cottage Cheese)- Indian Cottage Cheese Curry
Matar Paneer is a very famous
north Indian preparation which is loved by all over the India. Matar Paneer is famous
in all over the Globe as well. Matar Paneer is widely available in every north
Indian Restaurant and any road side dhaba. Sometimes we cannot get the
consistency of matar paneer gravy like dhaba or restaurants. So today I will
show you how to get that thick gravy of Matar Paneer just like dhaba or
restaurants. Here I have used homemade paneer which I regularly make at home
because fresh paneer is not available here. For extra creaminess I have used
milk here instead of water, you can skip that.
Ingredients
250 gram paneer cubes
1 cup peas (here I have used
frozen peas)
1 medium onion
2 tomatoes
1” ginger
7 garlic pods
10-12 cashew nuts
1 tsp. whole cumin seed
½ tsp. turmeric powder
1 ½ tsp. Kashmiri red chili
powder
1 tsp. cumin powder
1 tsp. coriander powder
¼ tsp. garam masala powder
1 tbsp. kasuri methi or dried
fenugreek leaves
Fresh coriander leaves for
garnish
Salt & sugar to taste
Method
1. Cut the
paneer into cubes. Lightly fry those cubes for 1-2 minutes and keep aside. You
can use fresh not fried paneer to the gravy but I like this way.
2. Heat some
oil/ghee. Fry cashew nut for 1 min. Then add ginger garlic and onion and salt.
I have roughly chopped all of these no need to chop those finely. Fry them 2-3
minutes.
3. Then add
tomato pieces. Fry everything for 4-5 minutes. After frying, transfer everything
in grinder jar and let it cool down then grind it into a smooth paste. Here I
have used milk for making the paste smooth you can substitute it with water.
4. Now in
the remaining oil add with cumin seed. When it crackles add that onion tomato
paste which I made earlier. Give it a
good mix.
5. Add
turmeric powder and Kashmiri red chili powder and mix it properly and cover and
cook for 4minutes. But do not forget to check in between. The gravy can stick
in the bottom.
6. After 4
mins add milk, cream, sugar, coriander powder and cumin powder. Mix everything
and cover and cook it for another 4-5 minutes or until the oil leaves the side
of the gravy.
7. Now add
kasuri methi and paneer. Mix everything and cook it for 2 minutes or so.
8. After 2
minutes add garam masala powder and frozen peas if you are using fresh peas
then boil it first then add it into the gravy.
9. So our
matar paneer is ready to serve. Garnish with some coriander leaves and serve it
with naan, roti or polau and Enjoy J
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