How to Prepare Delicious Matar Paneer

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, matar paneer. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Matar Paneer is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Matar Paneer is something which I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook matar paneer using 13 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Matar Paneer:

1. Get 200 grams paneer (cottage cheese), cut into cubes
2. Take 1 Cup frozen/fresh shelled peas
3. Get 2 medium-size onion, finely chopped
4. Get 2 green chillies, chopped
5. Make ready 2 Tablespoons ginger and garlic paste
6. Make ready 2 medium-size ripe tomato either grated or pureed
7. Prepare 4 tablespoons mustard oil or any other cooking oil
8. Make ready 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
9. Take 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
10. Prepare as per taste Salt
11. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala
12. Take 1 teaspoon kasuri methi
13. Make ready 1 teaspoon coriander powder

Instructions to make Matar Paneer:

1. Make paste of tomato in a blender and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a pressure cooker (buy it here) over medium flame.
3. Add the cumin seeds and fry till aromatic or for 10 – 20 second.
4. Add the chopped onion and fry over low heat till it turns light brown and leave the sides of the cooker. Keep stirring the onion while frying to avoid it getting burnt.
5. Next, add the ginger and garlic paste. Fry for 4 – 5 minutes or till the raw smell wafts away.
6. Now add the grated or pureed tomatoes. Fry the masala over low heat for 4 – 5 minutes.
7. Add the salt, dry spice powders and the garam masala. Fry till the masala comes together and leaves the sides of the pan. This takes 5 – 10 minutes over low heat. Keep stirring the masala while frying.
8. Add the peas, paneer and one cup of water.
9. Seal the pressure with the lid. Cook the curry over low heat for 1 – 2 whistle. Turn off the heat. Let the steam release naturally from the pressure cooker before opening the lid.
10. If the curry seems too thick add little bit of more water and simmer the curry for 5 more minutes.
11. Add kasuri methi, green chili and stir to combine. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve Matar Paneer warm with naan or jeera rice.

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