matar paneer recipe | restaurant style matar paneer recipe
easy matar paneer recipe | restaurant style matar paneer recipe
Servings 3 Servings
Ingredients
for onion-tomato puree:
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 inch ginger
- 2 to matoes finely chopped
- 4 cashews
other ingredients:
- 1 - 2 tbsp oil
- ½ tsp jeera / cumin seeds
- 1 inch cinnamon stick dalchini
- 1 bay leaf / tej patta
- ¾ tsp kashmiri chilli powder
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder / haldi
- salt to taste
- ¾ tsp coriander powder
- ¼ tsp cumin powder / jeera powder
- ½ - 1 tsp sugar
- ½ tsp garam masala powder
- 1 cup water add to adjust consistency
- 2 tbsp curd / yogurt fresh
- ½ cup peas fresh / frozen
- 10 pieces paneer / cottage cheese homemade paneer
- 1 tsp kasuri methi / dry fenugreek leaves crushed
- few coriander leaves chopped
Instructions
onion-tomato paste recipe:
- firstly, in a large kadai take oil and add chopped onions, ginger and garlic.
- saute on medium flame till onions turns slightly golden brown.
- further add chopped tomatoes and saute till they turn soft.
- finally, add few cashews and blend to smooth paste.
matar paneer recipe:
- firstly, in the same kadai add oil.
- further add jeera, cinnamon and bay leaf.
- add chilli powder and turmeric directly to oil.
- now added blended onion - tomato paste and fry.
- additionally add coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala, sugar and salt and fry.
- furthermore, add 1 cup of water add 2 tbsp of curd and mix
- further add peas and add paneer cubes.
- cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
- finally, add crushed methi and coriander leaves.