Amritsari Ajwaini Matar Paneer

Name: Amritsari Ajwaini Matar Paneer
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 gms Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese); 1/2 cup green peas (fresh or frozen); 1 onion chopped; 1.5 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 4 green chillies paste; 8 cashewnuts; 1 tsp Ajwain (Carom Seeds) crushed; 1 tsp sesame or poppy seeds crushed; For Tempering:; 1/4 tsp tsp cumin seeds; 1/4 tsp Ajwain (Carom Seeds); Other spice powders :; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp Kitchen King Masala; 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder; 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 2 tsp tomato puree; 1 tbsp yogurt; 1/4 tsp hing (asafoetida); As needed salt; 1/2 tsp sugar; 3 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp ghee (clarified butter); 1 tbsp fresh cream; 1 tsp kasoori methi; 1 tbsp coriander chopped finely

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Amritsari Ajwaini Matar Paneer is a popular and delicious North Indian curry made with fresh or frozen green peas and Paneer ( Indian Cottage Cheese).It has a rich creamy gravy of onions,ginger garlic paste, tomato puree,poppy or sesame seeds, cashewnuts, fresh cream, ajwain, spices and herbs. Ajwain adds a special flavour to many of North Indian cuisine. Serve this flavourful curry as a side dish with any Indian flatbread or stuffed paratha in lunch or dinner.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

45 minutes

4 servings

250 gmsPaneer (Indian Cottage Cheese)
1/2 cupgreen peas (fresh or frozen)
1onion chopped
1.5 tspginger paste
1 tspgarlic paste
4green chillies paste
8cashewnuts
1 tspAjwain (Carom Seeds) crushed
1 tspsesame or poppy seeds crushed
For Tempering:
1/4 tsptsp cumin seeds
1/4 tspAjwain (Carom Seeds)
Other spice powders :
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1 tspKitchen King Masala
1 tspKashmiri Red Chilli Powder
1/2 tsproasted cumin powder
1/2 tspgaram masala
2 tsptomato puree
1 tbspyogurt
1/4 tsphing (asafoetida)
As neededsalt
1/2 tspsugar
3 tbspoil
1 tbspghee (clarified butter)
1 tbspfresh cream
1 tspkasoori methi
1 tbspcoriander chopped finely

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Steps

45 minutes

1

To begin making Amritsari Ajwaini Matar Paneer, heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan. Lightly fry the onion, cashewnuts, green chillies and set aside to cool.Meanwhile crush ajwain and sesame or poppy seeds along with curd and set aside.
2

Make a fine paste of onion,cashewnuts and green chillies adding 2 tbsp water. Set aside. Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pan and sprinkle ajwain and cumin seeds. Then add half crushed whole garam masala.When they sizzle, add hing. Now add the ground onion paste, ginger garlic paste and saute for few minutes on medium flame till there is no raw smell. Add crushed ajwain, sesame seeds paste.Stir in turmeric powder,Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder, Kitchen King Masala, roasted cumin powder, garam masala.
3

Add tomato puree, fresh cream and crushed kasoori methi. Stir for few minutes adding ghee till oil leaves sides.If using fresh peas, boil for 5 minutes with 1/4 tsp salt till soft.Omit this step if using frozen peas.Add the peas to the masala and toss to mix well.Add 1 cup water and cook for 5 minutes. Add in the paneer cubes.They may be lightly fried before adding to the gravy, but optional. Sprinkle garam masala, chopped coriander and toss lightly to mix well.
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Serve hot with roti, paratha or naan in lunch or dinner.