Matar Paneer Recipe is a tasty Indian curry recipe made using Cottage Cheese and Green Peas. It goes really well along with roti, paratha, puri, plain rice, pulao and naan.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 55 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Calories 2543kcal
Author Puja
Ingredients
500gmPaneercut into bite-size cubes
2cupsGreen Peas
5nosOnionthinly sliced
4nosTomatoroughly chopped
6-7nosGreen Chilli
4tbspCoriander Seeds
1/2tspCumin Seeds2 tbsp extra to make a paste
10-12podsGarlic
2inchGinger
2nosBlack Cardamom
2nosBay Leaf
2inchCinnamon Stick
1tspTurmeric Powder
Kashmiri Red Chilli Powderto taste
1tbspDry Fenugreek Leaves
Saltto taste
6-7tbspOilsome more oil extra to deep fry paneer
Instructions
Heat oil in a pan and deep fry paneer cubes in batches on medium heat. Set aside.
Wash green peas and cook by adding water as needed.
Once green peas are well cooked, set aside. Do not throw the water.
Grind coriander seeds, cumin seeds, garlic and ginger to a fine paste. Set aside.
Grind tomato and green chilli together and set aside.
Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds to it.
When the seeds start spluttering add bay leaf, cinnamon sticks and black cardamom.
Immediately add sliced onion and salt.
Fry until the onion turns golden brown in colour.
Now add the ground coriander paste and fry masala until the raw smell of masala goes off.
Add ground tomato paste and fry again until the oil starts separating from the masala.
Add boiled green peas along with water. Let it boil.
Once it starts boiling add the fried paneer cubes and garam masala powder. Let it simmer on low flame.
After few minutes add fenugreek leaves and give it a nice mix.
Simmer for another 4-5 minutes and turn off the.
Serve along with paratha, pulao, plain rice, roti, puri or naan.