Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, matar paneer. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. 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 favored of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Matar Paneer is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have matar paneer using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Matar Paneer:
- Take 200 gms Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese)
- Make ready 200 gms Peas (Matar)
- Prepare 2 Large Tomatoes (Chopped)
- Get 1 large Onion (Sliced)
- Take 2 Green Chillies
- Take 2 Inch Ginger
- Make ready 4 Cloves Garlic
- Get 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- Prepare As required Salt
- Get 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- Get 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- Take 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- Make ready 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- Prepare 1/4 tsp Kasuri Methi Powder
- Take 4 tbsps Oil
- Get 300 ml Water
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.
Steps to make Matar Paneer:
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan and fry together onion, green chillies, ginger and garlic. When onions are slightly brown on edges, add the tomatoes. Cook covered and on low heat till the tomatoes are soft. When done allow to cool and grind to a smooth paste.
- In the same pan, heat 2 tablespoons oil. Add cumin seeds and allow it to sizzle. Add the ground paste and cook it.
- Add the spice powders and fry it for few minutes.
- When the masala paste leaves oil, add peas and 100 ml water. Cook covered till the peas become tender.
- Add the paneer cubes and coat them with the gravy. Add 200 ml water and cook covered till you reach the desired consistency.
- Finally, add garam masala powder and kasuri methi powder and mix well.
- Enjoy delicious Matar Paneer with roti or steamed or jeera rice or naan or any other flatbread of your choice.
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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