Matar Paneer

Matar Paneer is an extremely popular North Indian dish and is considered as a special side dish among most veggies across India.

Preparation Time: 15-20 mins                   Cooking Time: 20-30 mins
Serve: 4







Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups of green peas


• 1 cup of paneer cubed


• 2 medium onions chopped


• 1 tomato chopped


• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste


• 1 tsp red chilli powder


• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder


• pinch of asafoetida


• 1 tsp garam masala


• 1 tsp poppy seeds


• 5 cashewnuts


• salt per taste


• 3 tbsp oil


• coriander to garnish

Method

1. Boil the green peas and keep aside.
2. Heat the oil in a pan.Put the onions , asafoetida , ginger garlic paste and fry till the onions are slightly browned.
3. Put the tomatoes, turmeric powder and fry for another 5 minutes on low flame.
4. Add red chilli powder , garam masala and saute for few minutes.
5. Add the peas with little amount of water and bring it to a boil.
6. Meanwhile grind the cashews and poppy seeds to a fine paste.
7. Now add the cashew-poppy paste .Stir gently and let the gravy thicken.
8. Finally add the paneer cubes.Cook for a minute and remove from fire.
9. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot