Ingredients

1 serving
  1. For the gravy
  2. 1 tbspoil
  3. 1 tbspcashew nuts
  4. 1/2medium sized onion, roughly chopped
  5. 1medium sized tomato, roughly chopped
  6. 2 tspginger-garlic paste (1" ginger, 2-3 cloves garlic
  7. For finishing the sabzi
  8. Butter/oil/ghee (butter tastes better!)
  9. 1/2 tspcumin seeds
  10. 1/2small onion, finely chopped
  11. 1/4 tspred chilli powder
  12. 1/2 tspcumin-coriander powder
  13. 1/4 tspkasuri methi
  14. 1/8 tspfennel powder (optional)
  15. 1/4 tspturmeric powder
  16. 1/2 tbsptomato ketchup
  17. 1/2 tbspcream (or butter and milk)
  18. 1/2" ginger, chopped
  19. 1-2small green chilli, slits
  20. 1/2 cupparboiled peas
  21. 1/4 tspgaram masala
  22. 1/4 cuppaneer, cubed, slightly roasted in oil

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    For the gravy, add oil to a pan. Once it's hot, add cashew and roast them until they are light brown.

  2. 2

    Add onions and salt and cook until golden.

  3. 3

    Add ginger-garlic paste and cook till the raw smell fades.

  4. 4

    Add chopped tomatoes and cook till they get mushy.

  5. 5

    Once done, let it cool down and then blend to a paste.

  6. 6

    For finishing the sabzi, add butter (preferred) or oil to pan. Add jeera after it gets hot.

  7. 7

    Once it sizzles, add onions and cook till translucent.

  8. 8

    Add all the dry spices EXCEPT garam masala and kasuri methi; cook for 2-3 min. If it seems like the spices are burning, add 1-2 tbsp of water.

  9. 9

    Add coriander and cook for a minute.

  10. 10

    Add the gravy made earlier, tomato ketchup and cream (or butter and milk). Mix well.

  11. 11

    Add peas, ginger and green chilli. Add water to adjust consistency.

  12. 12

    Cook for 2-3 min and add the paneer cubes (lightly roasted in oil earlier)

  13. 13

    At the end, add garam masala and kasuri methi.

  14. 14

    Mattar paneer is ready! Serve hot with paratha or rice!

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