Matar Paneer | Green Peas Cottage Cheese Curry
This is classic north Indian Punjabi dish. It’s a combination of paneer and green peas in a mild spicy onion tomato curry.
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Ingredients
- 200 grams cubed Paneer/Cottage cheese
- 1 cup Green peas
- ½ tsp Jeera/Cumin seeds
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
- ½ tsp Garam masala powder
- 2 tsp Oil
- 2 tbsp. Cream (optional)
- Coriander leaves to garnish
- Salt to taste
- Water as required
For Masala paste
- 1 big Onion
- 2 big Tomato (deseeded)
- 2 Green chillies
- 4 Whole Black Pepper
- 3 Cloves
- 1 inch Cinnamon stick
- 1 inch Ginger
- 6-7 Garlic cloves
- 10 Whole cashews
- 1 tsp Coriander seeds
- 2 tsp roughly chopped Coriander leaves
Ingredients
For Masala paste
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Instructions
- Grind all ingredients listed under “Masala paste” to smooth paste. Set aside.
- Heat oil in kadai, add jeera/cumin, let it splutter.
- Then add ground masala paste & sauté for 10-12 minutes.
- Add all spice powder (Turmeric, Red chilli & Garam masala) & sauté till onion tomato & spice mixture start releasing oil.
- Add fresh green peas, water & salt to kadai. Cook for another 10 minutes or until peas are completely cooked.
- If the curry appears thin, then simmer till it reaches to desired consistency. If it appears thick, then add some water & simmer.
- Once it reaches to desired consistency add cream & paneer cubes, cook for 2 minutes. You can add ½ tsp sugar to curry to give slight sweet taste.
- Garnish with coriander leaves & serve hot.
