Paneer butter mutter masala

Name: Paneer butter mutter masala
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 3-serving
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 Grams Paneer ( Indian cottage cheese); 1/2 Cup green peas (mutter); 1/2 Cup tomato puree; 1/3 Cup onion puree; 1.5 Tablespoons butter; 1/4 Teaspoon cumin seeds; 1/4 Tablespoon green chilli paste; 1 Teaspoon garlic paste; 1/4 Teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 Teaspoon red chilli powder; 1/2 Teaspoon garam masala; 1/4 Teaspoon masala chat; To Taste salt; 2 Tablespoons cilantro coriander leaves chopped /; 1 Cup water

Shivani Nair @cook_7804171

Austin, TX, USA

This is a quick and easy recipe for paneer (Indian cottage cheese) lovers. This is a north indian style recipe and generally served with Naan / Paratha.

Shivani Nair @cook_7804171

Austin, TX, USA

This is a quick and easy recipe for paneer (Indian cottage cheese) lovers. This is a north indian style recipe and generally served with Naan / Paratha.

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Ingredients

25 mins

3-serving

200 GramsPaneer ( Indian cottage cheese)
1/2 Cupgreen peas (mutter)
1/2 Cuptomato puree
1/3 Cuponion puree
1.5 Tablespoonsbutter
1/4 Teaspooncumin seeds
1/4 Tablespoongreen chilli paste
1 Teaspoongarlic paste
1/4 Teaspoonturmeric powder
1 Teaspoonred chilli powder
1/2 Teaspoongaram masala
1/4 Teaspoonmasala chat
To Tastesalt
2 Tablespoonscilantro coriander leaves chopped /
1 Cupwater

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Steps

25 mins

1

Cut paneer* into square pieces of 1 inch 1 inch in size
2

Take a pan and heat butter on medium heat for 20 seconds
3

Add cumin seeds and wait till it sizzles
4

Add onion puree and saute it for a minute
5

Add tomato puree and saute it for a minute
6

Add garlic paste, green chilli paste and mix it well
7

Keep the pan covered for 5-7 minutes on medium heat and stir it occasionally
8

Take another pan, add peas and 1 cup of water. Put it on medium heat
9

Add chilli powder, garam masala, chat masala, turmeric powder and salt, mix it well
10

Keep the pan covered for 4-5 minutes on slow heat and stir it occasionally
11

Drain the water from pan having peas and add peas to other pan on the stove top
12

Mix it well, cover the pan and let it cook for 2 minutes
13

Add paneer and mix it well, carefully stir it to keep the paneer pieces intact
14

Keep it on low heat for 3 minutes
15

Tasty dish is ready garnish it with cilantro/ coriander leaves
16

It is ready to be served with paratha/ naan
17

Note: * If you are using frozen paneer then take 1 glass of warm water in a pan and put the paneer for about 10-15 minutes so that paneer will become soft and you can easily cut it into slices.