Paneer Methi Matar Malai

Name: Paneer Methi Matar Malai
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gms fresh paneer (cottage cheese); 1 cup fresh or frozen green peas; 1.5 cups methi (fenugreek) leaves chopped; 1 tsp kasoori methi; 2 tbsp malai or fresh cream; 1 tbsp white sesame seeds; 7-8 cashewnuts; 1 onion chopped roughly; 2 green chillies; 4-5 garlic cloves minced; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1/2 tsp garlic paste; To taste salt; 1/4 tsp sugar; 1/4 tsp cumin seeds; 3 green cardamoms; 3-4 cloves; 1 inch cardamom; 1/2 cup milk; 1/2 cup water; 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; 1 tbsp coriander chopped; 3 tbsp refined oil; 1 tsp ghee

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Paneer Methi Matar Malai is a flavourful North Indian dish with a rich cream milk based gravy made with paneer,nuts,fresh methi leaves ,milk and malai or cream. The nutty flavour and aroma of fresh methi or fenugreek leaves makes it all the more flavourful. The sweetness of green peas,alongwith paneer and rich cream balances the bitterness of methi leaves.Serve this highly nutritious and flavourful dish in lunch or dinner to your loved ones with roti,paratha,naan,kulcha or as a side dish with steamed or jeera rice .

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

45 minutes

4 servings

200 gmsfresh paneer (cottage cheese)
1 cupfresh or frozen green peas
1.5 cupsmethi (fenugreek) leaves chopped
1 tspkasoori methi
2 tbspmalai or fresh cream
1 tbspwhite sesame seeds
7-8cashewnuts
1onion chopped roughly
2green chillies
4-5garlic cloves minced
1 tspginger paste
1/2 tspgarlic paste
To taste salt
1/4 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
3green cardamoms
3-4cloves
1 inchcardamom
1/2 cupmilk
1/2 cupwater
1/2 tspgaram masala powder
1 tbspcoriander chopped
3 tbsprefined oil
1 tspghee

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Steps

45 minutes

1

Cube paneer into 1 inch pieces.Clean,chop and wash methi leaves.Drain water completely. Parboil green peas.Set aside.Boil chopped onion alongwith cashewnuts.Cool and make a paste of it alongwith sesame seeds,green chilli and 1 tbsp thick malai.
2

Heat oil and saute fresh paneer for 30 seconds.If using frozen paneer,immerse them in hot water after lightly frying till ready for cooking. Set fried paneer aside.In the remaining oil, add 1 tsp ghee.Sprinkle cumin seeds and half crushed whole garam masala. When they splutter, add minced garlic and fry till light brown.
3

Add chopped fenugreek (methi) leaves and saute few minutes.Add parboiled peas.Then add the ground paste,ginger garlic paste, 1/2 tsp coriander powder, bay leaf, salt and 1/4 th tsp sugar to taste.Saute few minutes.Do not brown the paste.
4

Add 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup water. Sprinkle garam masala, kasoori methi and chopped coriander.Add sauteed paneer and cook for 2 minutes.Add rest of the cream. Toss and serve hot with roti,paratha,puri,kulcha or as a side dish with steamed or jeera rice in lunch or dinner.