Matar Paneer/ Paneer Peas Masala
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • For the gravy:
  • Onion – 1 cup, Chopped
  • Tomato – 1 cup, Chopped
  • Green Chilli – 1 , chopped finely
  • Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tbsp
  • Cashews - 7 whole
  • Turmeric – 1 tsp
  • Oil – 1tbsp
  • Salt - As needed [other]
  • Unsalted Butter - 2 Tbsp
  • Paneer - 250gms
  • Chilli Powder - 1 Tbsp
  • Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
  • Cumin Powder – 1 tbsp
  • Kasturi Methi - 1 tbsp
  • Sugar - ½ tsp
  • Water – ½ cup
  • Cream - 2 Tbsp
  • [Garnish]
  • Coriander – 1 tbsp, chopped finely
Instructions
  1. Take 1 tbsp of butter in a pan, place the paneer cubes and fry for a minute in each side till they become crispy golden. Keep it aside. (Optional step)
  2. Take 1 tbsp of oil in a pan, add the cashews and fry till it is golden brown. Add the chopped onions and green chillies and sauté till they become transculent. Now add the tomatoes, garlic ginger paste and salt.
  3. Cook for about 10 minutes on a medium flame till everything gets cooked. Allow this to cool.
  4. Then add everything in a blender. Blend them into a smooth paste with not even small pieces of cashews on it.
  5. Heat butter in the same pan. Add the jeera, blended paste and stir well.
  6. Add chilli powder, coriander powder and cumin powder. (If you want rich color, you can add kashmiri chilli powder. I used normal one)
  7. Stir well &sauté the masala on a medium flame till and add the water and mix well. It has to be sauted really well till butter ooze out.
  8. Add washed boiled peas, dry methi leaves, cream,sugar, water and boil for five minutes and switch off.
  9. Garnish with chopped coriander or paneer, ginger or cream.
Notes
1. Frying the paneer is an optional step.
2. Its better to close the vessel with a lid when we add the blended gravy as it may spilt up some outside as it boils
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/matar-paneer-paneer-peas-masala/