Matar Paneer dhaba style

Name: Matar Paneer dhaba style
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gm Paneer; 1 bowl Fresh Peas; 2 tbsp Pure ghee; 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds; 1 Onion; 2 Tomatoes; 1 inch piece Ginger 1"piece; 4 pods Garlic; 2 Green chilli; 2 Bay leaves; 1 tsp Kasuri methi; 2 tbsp Chopped coriander leaves; As required Salt to taste; 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp Coriander Seeds powder; 1/2 tsp Garam masala; 1 glass Water

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

New Delhi

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Matar Paneer is a delicious North Indian recipe and is an all time favourite. The ingredients to make this simple dish with a tomato base and basic spices including turmeric, coriander and cumin powder. I have made it simple without frying paneer.

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

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Ingredients

25 minutes

4 servings

200 gmPaneer
1 bowlFresh Peas
2 tbspPure ghee
1/2 tspCumin seeds
1Onion
2Tomatoes
1 inch pieceGinger 1"piece
4 podsGarlic
2Green chilli
2Bay leaves
1 tspKasuri methi
2 tbspChopped coriander leaves
As requiredSalt to taste
1/2 tspRed chilli powder
1/4 tspTurmeric powder
1/2 tspCoriander Seeds powder
1/2 tspGaram masala
1 glassWater

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Steps

25 minutes

1

Cut paneer in small cubes. Take out peas. Peel wash and Chop onion, ginger and garlic. Wash tomatoes and make a puree by grating.
2

Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Add cumin seeds and when cumin seeds splutter put bay leaves. Now add chopped onions, ginger, garlic and green chilli and saute till onion gets golden brown. Now add pureed tomato and saute till oil leaves the sides of cooker. Now add kasuri methi and all the dry masale ingredients except garam masala and mix well.
3

Add peas and saute for 2-3 minutes. Now Add paneer cubes and mix well. Cook on low flame for 2 minutes.
4

Now add water and mix. Place the lid and cook till 4-6 whistles and switch off the flame. Let pressure releases automatically.
5

Open the lid and mix garam masala and chopped coriander leaves.
6

Serve hot with rice, paratha or puri.