Matar Paneer dhaba style

Aruna Thapar
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.

Matar Paneer dhaba style

#win #wk3
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.

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Ingredients

25 minutes
4 servings
  1. 200 gmPaneer
  2. 1 bowlFresh Peas
  3. 2 tbspPure ghee
  4. 1/2 tspCumin seeds
  5. 1Onion
  6. 2Tomatoes
  7. 1 inch pieceGinger 1"piece
  8. 4 podsGarlic
  9. 2Green chilli
  10. 2Bay leaves
  11. 1 tspKasuri methi
  12. 2 tbspChopped coriander leaves
  13. As requiredSalt to taste
  14. 1/2 tspRed chilli powder
  15. 1/4 tspTurmeric powder
  16. 1/2 tspCoriander Seeds powder
  17. 1/2 tspGaram masala
  18. 1 glassWater

Cooking Instructions

25 minutes
  1. 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. 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. 3

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

  4. 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. 5

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

  6. 6

    Serve hot with rice, paratha or puri.

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