Matar Paneer
Matar Paneer

Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, matar paneer. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look 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 Recipe / How to Make Paneer Mutter Masala

Matar Paneer is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Matar Paneer is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have matar paneer using 20 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Matar Paneer:
  1. Prepare 400 grams paneer cubed
  2. Prepare 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  3. Make ready 1 tsp cumin seeds
  4. Prepare 3 green cardamoms
  5. Take 2 cloves
  6. Take 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  7. Take 1 -inch piece of ginger, chopped
  8. Make ready 1 medium red onion, finely chopped ~ 1 1/2 cups
  9. Take 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  10. Take 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  11. Take 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
  12. Get 1 tbsp coriander powder
  13. Prepare 1 tsp salt, divided
  14. Take 1/4 cup water to cook spices
  15. Prepare 3 Roma tomatoes pureed ~ 2 1/2 cups
  16. Make ready 1 1/2 cups water
  17. Take 1 cup frozen peas rinsed under warm water
  18. Take 1/2 tbsp kasoori methi
  19. Prepare 1/2 tsp garam masala
  20. Prepare 1/4 cup fresh cilantro

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 — a North Indian dish of squishy cubes of paneer simmered with peas, tomatoes, and heady spices like cardamom and coriander — is not something my mom, the main cook in our family. Matar paneer has paneer and matar/ green peas as main ingredients.

Steps to make Matar Paneer:
  1. Chop the ginger, garlic and red onions, Puree the tomatoes using a blender.
  2. Heat a pot on medium heat, once hot, add oil followed by cumin seeds, green cardamom, and cloves. Saute for about 30 seconds. Add the ginger and garlic and saute for about 30 seconds.
  3. Add the red onions and 1/2 tsp of salt. Stir. Allow the onions to cook for about 7 minutes. Stir occasionally. The onions should be slightly brown.
  4. Add the spices - red chili powder, Kashmiri red chili powder, turmeric powder, and coriander powder. Saute for a couple of seconds. Immediately add water and cook down the spices. The water prevents the spices from burning.
  5. Add tomato puree and another 1/2 tsp of salt. Stir. Cover and cook for 20 minutes on medium heat.
  6. 20 minutes later - the tomatoes should look well cooked. Add 1 1/2 cups of water. Stir. Cook for a couple of minutes until heated. Add frozen peas that have been rinsed under warm water. Cook for another 2 minutes.
  7. Now add dry kasoori methi leaves. Stir. Add paneer and cook for about 30 seconds to 1-minute max. Do not overcook the paneer. Turn off the stove. - Add garam masala.
  8. Finish with 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro. Matar Paneer is ready! Check for salt and serve.
  9. Please don't forget to tag @appetizing.adventure on Instagram with a picture if you try this recipe!

Matar paneer — a North Indian dish of squishy cubes of paneer simmered with peas, tomatoes, and heady spices like cardamom and coriander — is not something my mom, the main cook in our family. 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. Heat the oil in a frying pan over high heat until it's shimmering hot.

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