Butter Paneer Mattar

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Butter paneer matar is a tempting paneer or cottage cheese recipe with succulent paneer cubes simmered with peas in a butter laden(makhani) gravy. Yummy paneer recipe! share your favorite paneer recipe online.

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Butter Paneer Mattar recipe - How to make Butter Paneer Mattar

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Punjabi Paneer Recipes

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 15 mins Total Time: 25 mins 4Makes 4 servings
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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups paneer (cottagte cheese) cubes
1/2 cup green peas
1 large onion
1 tbsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1 slit green chilli
1 cup tomato puree
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 cardamom (elaichi)
2 tbsp coriander (dhania) powder
3/4 tbsp garam masala powder
1/4 tbsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/4 cup fresh cream
4 tbsp butter
2 tbsp oil
chopped coriander (dhania) for garnishing

Method

Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add the cumin seeds, clove, bay leaf and cardamom and saute for 10 seconds.
Add the onions and ginger-garlic paste and saute for 2 minutes.
Add the tomato puree, mix well and saute till the mixture becomes dry.
Add the rest of the masala powder and saute until oil separates.
Add green peas and mix well. Keep aide.
In a separate kadhai, melt butter and fry paneer and green chilli until paneer turns golden.
Add paneer with the left over butter in kadhai to the cooker, add the cream and salt, mix well and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
Serve hot garnished with coriander.