Guide to Prepare Matar Paneer in 27 Minutes for Mom

Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, matar paneer. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Matar paneer is a restaurant style creamy, delicious and rich peas paneer curry. Matar paneer is one of India's most popular paneer dishes. In most Indian homes, it is made during winters when fresh.

Matar Paneer is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Matar Paneer is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook matar paneer using 18 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Matar Paneer:

1. Take 1 onion, finely chopped
2. Get 1 medium tomato, finely chopped
3. Make ready 1 Thai chilli pepper, finely chopped
4. Make ready 1/2 tablespoon ginger+garlic paste
5. Get 350 grams paneer, cut into cubes
6. Get 1/4 cup green peas
7. Take 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
8. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon Kashmiri chilli powder
9. Take 1 teaspoon cumin powder
10. Get 1/4 teaspoon coriander powder
11. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon garam masala
12. Take to taste Salt
13. Make ready 2 tablespoons oil or ghee, divided
14. Take 1 inch cinnamon
15. Make ready 2 cardamom pods
16. Make ready 2 cloves
17. Take 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
18. Take 1 dried red chilli

Punjabi Style Matar Paneer Recipe: Cubed and fried paneer chunks, sauteed with peas, green chillies along with a host of spices, tomatoes and ginger garlic paste. Matar paneer is a classic vegetarian curry of Indian cheese and peas cooked in a tomato-based sauce. Frying the cheese until golden makes a big difference to the flavour and texture of the curry so don't. Matar paneer is a delicious curry made of paneer cubes and fresh peas cooked in a rich, spicy and tangy gravy.

Instructions to make Matar Paneer:

1. Heat 1 tbsp ghee on medium heat.
2. Add cumin seeds, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves. Fry until cumin darkens slightly.
3. Add green chillies.
4. Add onions, and fry till golden, add salt to hasten cooking.
5. Add ginger+garlic, fry for 1 minute.
6. Add tomatoes and stir. Cover for 2 minutes, or until tomatoes get mashed up.
7. Add powdered spices - turmeric, Kashmiri chilli, cumin, coriander, garam masala - stir.
8. Empty this mixture into a blender, and make a thick paste.
9. Wipe out the pan with a paper towel, add 1/2 tablespoon of ghee or oil. Add 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds, and a dried red chilli, followed by the gravy base.
10. Keep stirring until the mixture thickens and starts to slide easily in the pan. Add 250-300 mL hot water. Simmer for 3 minutes.
11. In another pan, fry paneer cubes till lightly golden. Set aside.
12. Add blanched peas to gravy, followed by paneer, and stir.
13. Serve with roti, paratha, or rice.

Matar paneer is one of my favorite North Indian dishes. Matar paneer has paneer and matar/ green peas as main ingredients. I tried this recipe after I tasted this at my friend Sangeeta's place. Loved it very much and asked her the recipe for it. The BEST, home-style Punjabi matar paneer recipe.

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