Malai Matar Paneer

Name: Malai Matar Paneer
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gms fresh paneer cubed; 1/2 cup green peas; 5-6 cashewnuts; 1 tsp sesame seeds; 3 tomatoes chopped; 2 onions chopped; 1.5 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 2-3 green chillies; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder; 1/2 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp fennel seed powder; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; 3 green cardamoms; 1 " stick cardamom; 4 cloves; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 2 tbsp fresh cream; as required To taste salt; 1/2 tsp sugar; 1 tsp kasoori methi (dried fenugreek leaves); 1.5 tsp coriander chopped; 1 tbsp ginger julienne; As needed oil for cooking; 1 tsp ghee / clarified butter

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Malai Matar Paneer is a flavourful and delicious winter special main course dish made with green peas,cream and soft paneer chunks.The gravy is rich and creamy and perfect for any weekend special dinner or at parties.Pair this restaurant style rich Creamy Peas and Indian Cottage Cheese Curry ( Malai Matar Paneer) with naan, tandoori roti, paratha or jeera rice and savour the flavours of a delicious creamy curry.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

45 minutes

4 servings

200 gmsfresh paneer cubed
1/2 cupgreen peas
5-6cashewnuts
1 tspsesame seeds
3tomatoes chopped
2onions chopped
1.5 tspginger paste
1 tspgarlic paste
2-3green chillies
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1 tspKashmiri Red Chilli Powder
1/2 tspcoriander powder
1/2 tspfennel seed powder
1/4 tspasafoetida
1/2 tspgaram masala powder
3green cardamoms
1" stick cardamom
4cloves
1/2 tspcumin seeds
2 tbspfresh cream
as requiredTo taste salt
1/2 tspsugar
1 tspkasoori methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
1.5 tspcoriander chopped
1 tbspginger julienne
As neededoil for cooking
1 tspghee / clarified butter

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Steps

45 minutes

1

Heat oil in a pan or wok. Saute onion, cashewnuts and green chillies.Cook until onion starts browning.Add tomatoes and 1/4 th teaspoon salt.Cook until tomatoes are soft.Set aside to cool.Blend the sautéed vegetables alongwith ginger garlic paste,sesame seeds,cashewnuts to a smooth paste and set aside.
2

In a separate pan shallow fry paneer cubes.Flip and lightly fry the other side. Add 1 tablespoon more oil and ghee to the pan in which paneer is fried.Add cumin seeds and half crushed whole garam masala.Saute till it sizzles.Add ginger julienne,Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder and turmeric powder and saute.Now add the ground onion tomato paste,coriander powder,salt and sugar to taste.Stir well till oil leaves sides. Add green peas.
3

Toss few minutes and add water.Cook on medium to high heat until the peas are soft and oil floats on top of the gravy.Add fried paneer to the gravy and lightly mix.Add fennel seed powder, crushed kasoori methi and garam masala and simmer for 2-3 minutes.Adjust spices to your taste.
4

Garnish with chopped coriander,ginger juliennes and rest of fresh cream.Serve hot with any Indian flatbread or jeera rice or pulao and savour the flavours of restaurant style Malai Matar Paneer on a special weekend dinner.