Matar Paneer Recipe

Matar Paneer

  • Prep Time
    10 minutes
  • Cook Time
    15 minutes
  • Difficulty Level
    Intermediate

Matar  paneer is a very popular north indian main course vegetable which is very tasty and delicious combination of cottage cheese and fresh green peas. This simple mutter paneer curry is prepared by fresh tomato puree, onion and spices only. No cream, no nuts and no khoya are used in it but for the creamy texture I used little amount of corn starch. Mutter paneer can be served with Rice, roti, paratha and with all types of indian bread. So now lets start to make this simple mutter paneer curry.

(This recipe is a part of Zayka ka Tadka contest sponsored by Ciba Tazaa Spices)

 

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Ingredients

  • 350g cottage cheese
  • 200g fresh green peas(boiled)
  • 1 medium size onion (Finley chopped or grated)
  • 1 cup tomato puree
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • 1 green chilli (chopped)
  • Pinch of asafetida
  • 1/2  tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 bay leaves
  • 1 inch of cinnamon stick
  • 1 tbsp coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 tsp corn starch
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 2.5 tbsp butter or oil
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. For making mutter paneer first of all we need to cut the cottage cheese into our desire shapes.
  2. Now take a nonstick pan and add 1 tbsp of butter in it, then keep cottage cheese pieces on it and roast until the cheese becomes a light golden color
  3. Take the cheese pieces out and keep aside on absorbent paper.
  4. Now heat remaining butter in a pan and add cumin seeds, bay leaves, asafetida, star anise, cardamoms and all whole spices, roast them 2 or 3 seconds.
  5. Add chopped onion in it and saute it for 4 to 5 minutes on medium heat.
  6. Add fresh tomato puree, ginger paste, chopped green chilli, turmeric, coriander powder, chilli powder and cook until the mixture separate from the butter or oil. Meanwhile mix cornstarch with 2 tbsp of water and keepaside.
  7. Now add prepared peas, cottage cheese, salt and mix well.
  8. Add half cup of water and cook on medium heat. 
  9. For thicken the gravy add corn starch mixture mix well . Cover the pan and let it cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
  10. Now turn off the flame and garnish it with fresh coriander leaves. Serve with Rice, roti, pratha, naan as your choice.

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