Matar paneer

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By Akrati Bhan

Apr, 19th

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Servings
4 persons
Cook Time
45 minutes
Ingredients
12 - 14

Ingredients

  • Indian cottage cheese 500gm
  • Peas 11/2cup
  • Onion roughly chopped 3 big
  • Tomato roughly chopped 3
  • Garlic 2tbsp
  • Ginger 1tbsp
  • Green chillies 1tbsp
  • Turmeric powder 1/2tsp
  • Red chilli powder 11/2tsp
  • Salt 1tsp
  • Oil for frying paneer and for cooking 1/2kg
  • Maggi masala e magic 1packet
  • Cumin seeds 1tsp
  • Asfoetida 1/4tsp

Instructions

  • Cut the paneer in medium size cubes . Boil the peas for 15-20mins Roughly chopped onion and Tomatoes , ginger, garlic &green chillies.
  • In a big pan take oil 1 ladle when oil becomes hot wait for a min add cumin seeds , asfoetida ginger , garlic and green chillies Saute for a minute
  • Add roughly chopped onion and Tomatoes. Add salt, turmeric , red chilli powder cook till the mixture gets soft and ozzes oil out.
  • Cool down the temperature of the mixture . In meanwhile lightly deep fry paneer and keep them on an absorbent paper. Puree the mixture.
  • In a kadhai add 1/2 ladle oil add 2 cloves and 2 green cardamom add the mixture /puree add water to balance its consistency add fried cheese cubes and boiled peas adjust with salt or any other spice which have been previously added.
  • Cover it. Cook it on slow flame for about 20 min . Give a stir in b/w after 20min if water is required add it and sprinkle 1full packet of maggi masala-e- magic and mix it well add green chopped coriander cover it more for 10-15 min .
  • Serve it with rice or poori, Parantha or phulka.