Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, matar paneer. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Matar Paneer is a popular Indian curry dish made with green peas and cottage cheese from the North Indian cuisine. Matar paneer is made more often in North Indian homes for dinner or lunch. You can have it with chapati or naan and even mix with rice. Mix chile powder into tomato mixture.

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

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

The ingredients needed to make Matar Paneer:

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

Matar paneer is one of my favorite North Indian dishes. One of the most popular Punjabi dishes, matar paneer is a really simple dish to prepare and is packed with rich flavours. 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, makes on a random weeknight. Matar Paneer is one of the most popular paneer recipes where paneer (Indian cottage cheese) and matar (green peas) are simmered together in a luscious gravy made with tomatoes, onions and spices.

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.
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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, makes on a random weeknight. Matar Paneer is one of the most popular paneer recipes where paneer (Indian cottage cheese) and matar (green peas) are simmered together in a luscious gravy made with tomatoes, onions and spices. Cook till all the moisture evaporates and becomes thick paste Now add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chili powder and garam masala, mix well and saute for a minute. When you want a quick and easy way to cook paneer, it's always matar paneer aka cottage cheese and green peas curry. I've tried this with potatoes (aloo matar paneer) … Matar Paneer is a north Indian dish with fresh or frozen green peas and cottage cheese as the main ingredients.

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