Dhaaba Style Matar Paneer

Name: Dhaaba Style Matar Paneer
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 400 gm paneer; 1 bowl frozen peas; as needed Coriander leaves; 1 tbsp turmeric powder; 1 tbsp Dhaniya (Coriander)powder; 1 tbsp garam masala; 1 tbsp sabzi masala; 1 tbsp meat masala; 1 tbsp aamchur(dry mango) powder; 1/2 tbsp kashmiri lal mirch; 1 tbsp kaali mirch(black pepper powder); 2 tomatoes; 3 onions; 2-3 black elaichi(cardamom); 2 green elaichi(cardamom); 5-6 Garlic cloves; as needed Water; as needed Oil; to taste Salt

Sunaina Singh @thecookingnovel

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Ingredients

45 minutes

5 servings

400 gmpaneer
1 bowlfrozen peas
as neededCoriander leaves
1 tbspturmeric powder
1 tbspDhaniya (Coriander)powder
1 tbspgaram masala
1 tbspsabzi masala
1 tbspmeat masala
1 tbspaamchur(dry mango) powder
1/2 tbspkashmiri lal mirch
1 tbspkaali mirch(black pepper powder)
2tomatoes
3onions
2-3black elaichi(cardamom)
2green elaichi(cardamom)
5-6Garlic cloves
as neededWater
as neededOil
to tasteSalt

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Steps

45 minutes

1

Take a pan and pour half bowl oil in it. You can use any oil. I personally prefer mustard oil. Now add kaali elaichi and kaali mirch in it and fry.
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Next, add 5-6 Cloves, cumin seeds and green elaichi. Fry it again for 35-40 seconds.
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Next add chopped garlic cloves. Let it fry in it.
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Now remove black elaichi from it.
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Now, add Chopped onion in it and stir it well. As you can see onions have been cooked enough. So now let's just proceed further.
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Now it's time to add your spices. Firstly add 1 tbsp turmeric powder.
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Next add sabzi masala.
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Further add kashmiri laal mirch. I'm replacing basic laal mirch with kashmiri is because it gives a better texture and is more spicy.
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Now add dhaniya powder.
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Add aamchur powder.
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Add meat masala and stir it. Once stirred well add 200 ml water. and mix it.
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Let it cool for 5-6 minutes.
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Now add Chopped tomatoes and salt in it. And stir it equally.
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Let it cool for 5minutes more.
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Meanwhile, boil paneer and then chop it.
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Now take a pan and add butter in it. Now add peas and fry them.
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Next add salt and Mix it well.
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Now pour the gravy in pan of fried peas. And add some water.
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Take another pan, and add butter in it and fry paneer.
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Now put this Paneer in your gravy. Let it cool for sometime so that it gets thicker in consistency.
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So your dhaaba Style Matar paneer is Ready. Put some Chopped coriander on it.
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Serve it with crispy paratha to enjoy it's taste