Matar Paneer Recipe | Shahi Matar Paneer
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Matar Paneer Recipe | Shahi Matar Paneer

Indian Cuisine

Prep Time15 min
Cook Time1 hr
Servings4
DifficultyMedium
2270 cal103g protein88g carbs172g fat

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This recipe is also available in Hindi (हिंदी)

Ingredients

  • 400 gms Paneer - 1 piece
  • 200 gms Green peas
  • 1 tsp poppy seeds
  • 10 Cashews - 18 to 20
  • 2 Onions
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
  • 2 tsp Spinach
  • 1.5 tsp Maggi Masala (optional)
  • 1 tsp Garam masala
  • 0.5 tsp Cumin powder
  • 1 tbsp ghee/oil
  • 1/2 tsp kasuri methi
  • 100 ml Water
  • 4 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 2 Tomato
  • 1/2 tsp coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1.5 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tbsp salt
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Instructions

  1. 1

    For this recipe, we will need few cashew nuts. 10 cashew nuts will be enough

    Step 1
  2. 2

    We will require 1 tsp of poppy seeds

    Step 2
  3. 3

    Add the cashew nuts and poppy seeds to a bowl. Add hot water to the mixture and keep it aside

    Step 3
  4. 4

    Roughly chop 1 onion and add it to a blender

    Step 4
  5. 5

    Blend the onions in the blender. We do not have to make a fine paste of the onion. It needs to coarse. If you dont want to blend the onion, you can finely chop it.

    Step 5
  6. 6

    Now, take 2 tomatoes, finely chop them and make a puree by adding them to a blender.

    Step 6
  7. 7

    Time to fry the cottage cheese. We will need about 400gms of cottage cheese for our Matar Paneer recipe. You can also use non fried paneer but using fried paneer will enhance the taste of the recipe

    Step 7
  8. 8

    Take 2-3 tbsp of oil in frying pan and keep the flame to medium.

    Step 8
  9. 9

    After the oil becomes moderately hot, add the cottage cheese cubes to it and start frying the them.

    Step 9
  10. 10

    We will fry the cottage cheese from all sides till they become light golden brown.

    Step 10
  11. 11

    After the cubes have been cooked take them out in a bowl

    Step 11
  12. 12

    Add the cottage cheese cubes to cold water immediately. This will ensure that the cottage cheese cubes do not become hard

    Step 12
  13. 13

    Time to prepare the Matar Paneer gravy. Take 2 tbsp oil in a pan

    Step 13
  14. 14

    Add 1 tsp cumin seeds to it.

    Step 14
  15. 15

    Add 2 bay leaves to the mixture. Cook the mixture on medium flame till the cumin seeds become light golden brown.

    Step 15
  16. 16

    Add chopped green chillies to the mixture

    Step 16
  17. 17

    Now add the onions that we had blended earlier to the mixture.

    Step 17
  18. 18

    Cook the mixture for some time on medium flame

    Step 18
  19. 19

    Keep cooking the mixture till the onions become brown and the oil is separated

    Step 19
  20. 20

    At this stage add the tomato puree to the mixture

    Step 20
  21. 21

    Mix everything together.

    Step 21
  22. 22

    Cover the mixture with a lid and cook for 10-12 minutes on medium flame

    Step 22
  23. 23

    Keep checking the mixture from time to time to make sure it does not burn.

    Step 23
  24. 24

    Till the time the mixture is getting cooked, we will prepare a paste of the cahews and poppy seeds that we had soaked in water earlier. You can use the same water that was used for soking the nuts. If you think the water is a little too much you can reduce the water as well

    Step 24
  25. 25

    Make a fine paste of the mixture.

    Step 25
  26. 26

    Now add some chopped cottage cheese the paste and blend it again. This cottage cheese is uncooked and not the one we had fried earlier.

    Step 26
  27. 27

    Again blend the mixture to make a fine paste.

    Step 27
  28. 28

    Our gravy is cooked

    Step 28
  29. 29

    Add 1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste the mixture

    Step 29
  30. 30

    Add salt the mixture.

    Step 30
  31. 31

    Add 1.5 tsp coriander power, 0.5 tsp turmeric powder, 1.5 tsp cumin powder. 2 tbsp of chilli powder, 1.5 kitchen king masala to mixture. If you want the dish to be less spicy, you can reduce the amount of red chilli powder or even add kashmiri red chilli powder for better color

    Step 31
  32. 32

    Mix everything together and cook till the mixture is well cooked and the oil separates. The mixture will be cooked well within 4-5 minutes

    Step 32
  33. 33

    Add 1 cup water to the mixture.

    Step 33
  34. 34

    Start cooking the mixture

    Step 34
  35. 35

    Add the cashew paste to the mixture.

    Step 35
  36. 36

    Mix everything together and cook the mixture for a few minutes

    Step 36
  37. 37

    Add 200gms green peas to the mixture and mix everything together

    Step 37
  38. 38

    Cover the mixture with a lid and cook it for 10-12 minutes

    Step 38
  39. 39

    After 10-12 minutes, remove the lid from the mixture and add 1.5 cups of water to the mixture and cook for some more time if required

    Step 39
  40. 40

    Add the fried cottage cheese cubes to the mixture

    Step 40
  41. 41

    Add 1 tsp garam masala to the mixture and 1 tsp fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) to it.

    Step 41
  42. 42

    Mix everything together

    Step 42
  43. 43

    Cover the mixture with a lid one final time and cook for another 10-12 minutes

    Step 43
  44. 44

    Remove the lid after the dish has been cooked well

    Step 44
  45. 45

    Add chopped coriander leaves the mixture

    Step 45
  46. 46

    Your Matar Paneer Recipe is ready. Enjoy!!!

    Step 46
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