Methi Matar Malai Paneer

Name: Methi Matar Malai Paneer
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 person
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gm paneer/cottage cheese; 1/2 cup Kasuri methi; 1/3 cup green peas; 2 medium onions chopped; 1/4 cup tomato puree; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1/4 cup milk; 1/3 cup cream/malai; Salt as required; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tbsp red chilli powder; 1 tbsp coriander powder; 1 tsp garam masala; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 bay leaf; 3 cloves; 5-6 cashew nuts; 4 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp butter; 1/4 cup coriander leaves

Ruchi Sharma @Panky_1234

Vietnam

#ingredientpaneer
Paneer is every vegetarian’s favourite, as we can make so many types of dishes using this single ingredient.Paneer pieces and fresh green peas in rich creamy gravy is amazing. It is good with both rice preparation or roti/parathas.

Ruchi Sharma @Panky_1234

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 person

200 gmpaneer/cottage cheese
1/2 cupKasuri methi
1/3 cupgreen peas
2medium onions chopped
1/4 cuptomato puree
1 tbspginger garlic paste
1/4 cupmilk
1/3 cupcream/malai
Salt as required
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1 tbspred chilli powder
1 tbspcoriander powder
1 tspgaram masala
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1bay leaf
3cloves
5-6cashew nuts
4 tbspoil
1 tbspbutter
1/4 cupcoriander leaves

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Heat oil in a pan, roast the cashew nuts until brown and keep aside.Add bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon,cumin seeds and sauté for a minute.
2

Add chopped onions, salt and sauté until soft.
3

Put ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw flavor is gone
4

Later, add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and mix well.
5

Add tomato puree, green peas, mix well and cook until the oil oozes out.
6

Put the paneer pieces, mix well with the gravy and sprinkle half of the garam masala on the paneer pieces.
7

Cover and cook for 3-5 minutes so the paneer pieces could absorb all the flavors.
8

Open the lid, add milk, cream, some water and mix well.
9

Add Kasuri methi, remaining garam masala, mix well and cook until the gravy thickens.
10

Finally, add some butter, roasted cashew nuts, coriander leaves and turn off the flame.
11

Serve with hot chapatti or naan.