Shahi Matar-paneer

Name: Shahi Matar-paneer
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250-300 gm paneer; 1 cup peas- fresh or frozen; 1-1.25 cup water or add as required; 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1/4-1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder; 1/4 teaspoon garam masala; 1 tblspn malai or cream; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 2-3 tblspn oil; leaves Coriander; to taste Salt; 1/4 teaspoon kitchen king masala; For masala paste:; 3 medium sized tomatoes - roughly chopped; 2 medium sized onion - Chopped; 1-2 green chillies; 1/2 inch ginger - Chopped; 4-5 cloves garlic- Chopped; leaves Roughly chopped Coriander; 4-5 cashew - Chopped; 4-5 whole black peppercorns(salute kali mirch)

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Shahi Matar-paneer

Sonia Wadhwa @cook_13591688

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Ingredients

15- 20 min.

4 servings

250-300 gmpaneer
1 cuppeas- fresh or frozen
1-1.25 cupwater or add as required
1/2 teaspooncumin seeds
1/4 teaspoonturmeric powder
1/4-1/2 teaspoonred chilli powder
1/4 teaspoongaram masala
1tblspn malai or cream
1/2 teaspoonsugar
2-3tblspn oil
leavesCoriander
to tasteSalt
1/4 teaspoonkitchen king masala
For masala paste:
3medium sized tomatoes - roughly chopped
2medium sized onion - Chopped
1-2green chillies
1/2 inchginger - Chopped
4-5 clovesgarlic- Chopped
leavesRoughly chopped Coriander
4-5cashew - Chopped
4-5whole black peppercorns(salute kali mirch)

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Steps

15- 20 min.

1

In a grinder or blender take all the masala paste ingredients.
2

Grind all the ingredients to a smooth paste.
3

Now heat the oil or ghee.Add cumin seeds.Saute the cumin till they splutter.
4

Then add the masala paste.stirs well.
5

Saute for 10-12 min.or more on a low to medium flame till the oil separates from the paste.
6

Add all the dry spice powders.stir well.
7

Now,add malai or cream.
8

Stir and saute for a min.
9

Then add the peas or Matar.stir again.
10

Add water and season with salt.
11

Cover the cooker tightly and pressure cook till the peas are cooked. Cook for about 2 to 3 whistles or 9 to 10 min.
12

When the pressure drops on it's own, open the lid of the pressure cooker.
13

Add sugar.
14

Add paneer cubes. Simmer for 1 to 2 min.on a low flame or till the paneer cubes get cooked.
15

Don't overcook otherwise paneer becomes dense and hard.
16

Garnish it with coriander leaves.
17

Serve Matar-paneer with roties, prathas, naan and rice.