Shahi Matar Paneer

Name: Shahi Matar Paneer
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup green peas; 300 gms paneer cubed and fried; 1 onion pureed; 4 cloves garlic; 4 medium Tomatoes blanched and pureed; 1 tablespoon ginger paste; 2 tablespoons heavy cream; 1/4 th cup of milk; 1/4 th teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 teaspoon coriander powder; 1/2 teaspoon kasuri methi leaves; 1/2 cup cashew nuts / kaju split into halves; 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder; 2 green elaichi/cardamom; 2 pinch cinnamon powder; 1 teaspoon paneer masala; 1/2 teaspoon garam masala; 1 tablespoon khova or mava; 1 tablespoon dhaniya/coriander leaves chopped finely; 1 tablespoon desi ghee or oil or butter

Sanchita Mittal @sm_thechef

Delhi

#Family
Matar paneer in a royal and creamy avtar is my family's favourite.
In this gravy preparation I have added a lot of spices and flavours along with cream to give a royal taste and look.
Must try recipe

Sanchita Mittal @sm_thechef

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Ingredients

40 minutes

4 servings

1 cupgreen peas
300 gmspaneer cubed and fried
1onion pureed
4 clovesgarlic
4medium Tomatoes blanched and pureed
1 tablespoonginger paste
2 tablespoonsheavy cream
1/4th cup of milk
1/4th teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspooncoriander powder
1/2 teaspoonkasuri methi leaves
1/2 cupcashew nuts / kaju split into halves
1 teaspoonKashmiri red chilli powder
2green elaichi/cardamom
2 pinchcinnamon powder
1 teaspoonpaneer masala
1/2 teaspoongaram masala
1 tablespoonkhova or mava
1 tablespoondhaniya/coriander leaves chopped finely
1 tablespoondesi ghee or oil or butter

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Steps

40 minutes

1

Make a paste of onion, garlic, cashews and elaichi in a blender
2

Heat 1 teaspoon of ghee in a pan and add onion - cashew paste and cook for 2 minutes
3

Add tomato, ginger paste and cook until golden, stirring continuously.
4

Add khova and cook for some time till you get a nice aroma of khova.
5

Add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder, cinnamon powder and kasuri methi leaves and mix well.
6

Add peas and half cup of water give a whistle in pressure cooker.
7

When pressure is released open the lid.
8

To this mixture add paneer cubes, paneer masala and cream and stir, now add milk.
9

When it comes to a boil add the garam masala
10

Stir and cook for a minute and switch off the flame.
11

Transfer the mixture to a dish and sprinkle some coriander.
12

Serve it hot with any type of Indian breads like naan, lachha parantha, chapati