Matar Paneer is a simple North Indian food recipe prepared with green peas & paneer. It is one of the all time favourite main course dish.
Ingredients for preparing Matar Paneer:
- Matar (green peas) : 500 gm (pealed)
- Paneer : 500 gm
- Onion paste : 2 pieces (large)
- Ginger paste : 1 tbsp
- Garlic paste : 1 tbsp
- Coriander leaves : ½ cup (chopped)
- Salt : to taste
- Sugar : ½ tsp
- Tomato puree : ½ cup
- Roasted cumin seed powder : 1 tsp
- Oil : as required
- Green chilli : 6 pieces
Procedure for preparing Matar paneer:
- Cut paneer into small pieces.
- Heat oil in a pan. Fry paneer pieces till golden brown.
- Soak fried paneer into light warm water. With ½ tsp of salt.
- Add garlic & onion in the rest of the oil.
- Stir in low flame till light brown.
- Add ginger paste, tomato puree, salt, sugar & stir well.
- Add green peas & ½ cup of water.
- Cover & cook for 10 minutes.
- Grind coriander leaves & green chillies together & mix with the paneer.
- Remove from the heat & serve hot.