Simple Way to Make Matar Paneer in 28 Minutes at Home

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, matar paneer. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really 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 recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Matar Paneer is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have matar paneer using 18 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Matar Paneer:

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

Steps 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.

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