Creamy Matar Paneer

Name: Creamy Matar Paneer
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: Serves 5 servings
Ingredients: 9 oz paneer (about 250 grams); 2 2/3 cups green peas (about 400 grams); 3/4 cup heavy cream (about 200 grams); 5 tablespoons ghee or unsalted butter; Paste from 2 onions; 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste; Paste from 4 tomatoes; 2 green chilies; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 tablespoon garam masala; 1 teaspoon red chili powder; Salt to taste; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 pinch asafoetida (hing)

Mamta Dwivedi @mamta_7971

Lucknow

Creamy Matar Paneer

Mamta Dwivedi @mamta_7971

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Ingredients

20 minutes

Serves 5 servings

9 ozpaneer (about 250 grams)
2 2/3 cupsgreen peas (about 400 grams)
3/4 cupheavy cream (about 200 grams)
5 tablespoonsghee or unsalted butter
Paste from 2 onions
1 tablespoonginger-garlic paste
Paste from 4 tomatoes
2green chilies
1 tablespoonsugar
1 teaspoonturmeric powder
1 teaspoonground coriander
1 tablespoongaram masala
1 teaspoonred chili powder
Salt to taste
1 teaspooncumin seeds
1 pinchasafoetida (hing)

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Steps

20 minutes

1

First, shell the peas and rinse them. Cut the paneer into cubes.
2

In a pot, add 1 cup water and 1 teaspoon sugar. Bring to a boil over high heat for 5 minutes.
3

Heat ghee or butter in a skillet. Add cumin seeds, bay leaf, and asafoetida. Add the onion paste and sauté. Add the ginger-garlic paste. Once sautéed, add all the spices and cook on low heat.
4

Add the tomato paste and cook on high heat. Then add the peas. Add water as needed. After 4 minutes, add the paneer and bring to a boil.
5

Garnish with cream and serve hot with chapati.