Mutter Paneer
About Mutter Paneer
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Recipe Time & More
Ingredients
- 150 gm Indian Cottage Cheese (or paneer paneer)
- 1/2 cup Peas (fresh or frozen)
- 1 cup Onion (very finely chopped)
- 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 3 Tomato (ripe ones medium size)
- 6 cashews
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 2 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1 tsp Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Garam Masala (or masala or kitchen king masala flat)
- 1-2 tsp Salt (or as per taste)
- 1 tbsp Butter (or oil oil)
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds (or jeera jeera)
- 1 Bay Leaf
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Instructions
- Put tomatoes in boiling water for 3-4 minutes. Drain the water and allow it to cool. Remove the skin and puree it.
- Soak cashew nuts in hot water for 15 minutes and then grind it to a paste adding less water.
- Boil peas with a little salt till soft. Cut paneer into cubes. If your paneer is store bought, you can soak them in hot water with a little salt for just 5 minutes if required.
- Now the tomato puree, boiled peas, paneer and the cashew nut paste is kept ready.
- Chop onions very finely.
- Heat oil in a pan /kadai, add jeera seeds, bay leaf, when jeera sizzles, add finely chopped onions and saute until light brown. Add a little salt to speed up the process. Stir continuously for even browning.
- Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a few more minutes.
- Then add tomato puree and all the dry powder including salt.
- Cook in medium flame until tomatoes become mushy and oozes oil. Stir in between.
- Now add the cashew nut paste (I forgot to take that picture, but you don't forget to add it ) and saute for a few more minutes until the raw flavor of the paste goes.
- Then add the cooked peas and paneer.
- Let the paneer and peas get mixed well with the masala.
- Then add 1 cup of water and cook for some more time until everything gets blended well. You can adjust the consistency of the gravy according to your preferences. Check for salt.
- Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves and a tbsp of fresh cream.
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Abhinav Dhiman
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This is so tempting! Thank you.
Such a scrumptious dish! Thank you.
What a delicious recipe! Thanks for posting.
Cashew gives the creamy texture and such a delicious flavor to Mutter Paneer but I am always scared to put it because of the calories.
This looks so appealing! Thanks for sharing.