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Matar Paneer, a delicious combination of soft paneer and healthy green peas in a mild spicy tomato based gravy, is a treat to taste buds at anytime.
Servings Prep Time
3people 10minutes
Cook Time
20minutes
Servings Prep Time
3people 10minutes
Cook Time
20minutes
Ingredients
For shallow frying
Instructions
  1. Grind onion, green chilli, ginger and garlic together in the small chutney jar of a grinder to make medium coarse paste. Grind the tomatoes to make tomato puree. Grind cashew nuts with 2 tablespoons water until smooth paste.
  2. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in the same pan/kadai over medium flame. Add crushed onion paste (prepared in step-1) and salt (only for onion paste, it helps to cook onion faster). Sauté it until oil starts to separate or it turns translucent. It will take around 5-7 minutes.
  3. Add tomato puree (prepared in step-1) and cook on medium flame until oil starts to separate, for approx. 5-6 minutes.
  4. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and salt.
  5. Stir and cook for a minute. Add cashew nut paste (prepared in step-1).
  6. Stir and cook for 1-2 minutes.
  7. Add boiled peas and 1/2 cup water; mix properly and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  8. Add paneer cubes and cook for 2-3 minutes. We have added plain paneer cubes but you can add shallow fried paneer to enhance the flavor
  9. Turn off flame and transfer prepared curry to a serving bowl. Matar paneer is ready. Serve it with butter kulcha, cucumber tomato onion salad and gajar halwa for a complete meal.