Matar Paneer is also known as Mattar Paneer. This north Indian dish is a very famous dish, it's a mild spicy curry cooked with very aromatic spices.

Recipe

        Serving:                     2

        Cooking Time:          40-45 Mins

        Complexity:              Medium

        Taste:                         Low Spicy

Ingredients

• Step 1

Heat a pan and add 1 tablespoon of oil. Once the oil is hot add green peas and saute quickly for 2-3 mins and take all green peas out from the pan. Once splattering finishes, add green chilies, ginger and saute a bit.

• Step 2

Heat another pan and add 1 tablespoon of butter and 1/4 oil. Once the butter melts and add all paneer cubes and saute for 3-4 mins in medium heat. Once the paneer is very lightly fried and take out all paneer cubes from the pan.

• Step 3

Heat up the same pan and add 1 tablespoon oil, add onion once the oil is hot. Saute for 2-3 minutes and then add ginger garlic paste. Saute ginger garlic paste along with the onion for another 2-3 minutes in medium heat.

• Step 4

Add cashews and tomatoes in a mixture of step 3 and cook until all tomatoes get soften. Turn off the heat and let it cool down.

• Step 5

Put a cold down mixture of step 4 in a grinder and make a fine paste.

• Step 6

Heat up a deep pan and add 1 tablespoon butter and 1/2 tablespoon oil. Once the oil is hot add jeera, after splattering of jeera finishes, add a mixture of step 5 and saute for 2-3 minutes. Let this mixture cook till oil separates out.

• Step 7

Now add green peas and paneer and mix with a mixture of step 6. Add one cup of water and let it cook for another 5-6 minutes in low-medium heat.

• Step 8

Once a boil comes. add cilantro and garam masala and turn off the heat. This makes your Matar Paneer ready to serve.

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