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Shahi Matar Paneer Recipe Video by Tarla Dalal
Preparation Time
15 Mins
Cooking Time
20 Mins
Total Time
35 Mins
Makes
6.00 servings
Ingredients
For The Masala
1 cup roughly chopped onion
3/4 cup roughly chopped tomato
8 to 10 garlic (lehsun) cloves
1 inch ginger (adrak) piece
1 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli , broken into peices
Other Ingredients
3 tbsp oil
1 tbsp butter
1 1/2 cups paneer (cottage cheese) cubes
1 cup boiled green peas
1 black cardamom (badi elaichi)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
salt to taste
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
Method
For matar paneer
- To make matar paneer recipe, heat 1 tbsp oil in a broad non stick pan, add the paneer cubes and shallow fry them on medium flame until light golden brown from all the sides.
- Remove the shallow fried paneer in a warm water bowl and keep aside.
- In the same pan, add onions, garlic, ginger, green chillies, cashewnuts, kashmiri dry chilli and tomatoes.
- Cook on medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Remove in a plate and keep aside to cool.
- Transfer the mixture into a mixer jar and blend into a smooth paste.
- Heat remaining 2 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp butter in a deep pan, add bayleaf, cardamom and cumin seeds, saute for few seconds.
- Lower the flame and add turmeric, chilli powder, coriander cumin seeds powder, kashmiri chilli powder and saute for a few seconds.
- Add the prepared masala paste, mix well and cook on medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally until the oil oozes out.
- Add the green peas, drain and add the paneer, kasuri methi, salt to taste and add 1 cup hot water. Mix well and cook on medium flame for 5 minutes.
- Serve matar paneer hot.
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