Matar Paneer
Matar Paneer – one of the popular, a simple and delicious north Indian paneer gravy-based curry recipe. Basically, it is prepared in a tomato and onion gravy base with a combination of paneer and green peas as its main ingredients.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 medium onions chopped
- 4 cloves garlic crushed
- 2 inch ginger
- 4 tomatoes chopped
- 2 tbsp cashews
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp clarified Butter ghee
- 1 tsp cumin
- ½ inch cinnamon
- 3 pods cardamom
- 2 piece green chilies chopped
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 3 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1½ cups peas
- 200 grams paneer cubed
- 2 tbsp cream
- 1 tsp kasuri methi crushed
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
Instructions
- firstly, heat oil in a pan. Add onions, cloves, garlic, and ginger.
- Fry the onion till it turns golden brown.
- Add tomatoes, cashews and sauté till tomatoes are soft and mushy.
- Cool completely, and transfer to a mixer jar.
- Make a smooth paste by grinding without adding water.
- Heat oil. Add ghee, cumin, cinnamon, cardamom and chilies. Fry till the spices become fragrant.
- Keeping the flame on low, add turmeric, chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, andgaram masala.
- Fry till the spices till it become fragrant.
- Now add the prepared gravy and cook it well.
- Cook till oil separates from the gravy base.
- Add water and salt to taste
- Mix well adjusting the consistency of the gravy.
- Now add peas and paneer. Mix well.
- Cover and cook for 5 minutes or till the peas are cooked well.
- Add cream, kasoori methi, and coriander leaves.
- Enjoy matar paneer with roti or rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 443kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 13gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 702mgPotassium: 614mgFiber: 7gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 1724IUVitamin C: 47mgCalcium: 312mgIron: 3mg
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