Matar Paneer

Preparation time : 10 minutes

Cooking time : 20 minutes

Servings : 4            

    

Ingredients :

1. Matar (green peas) - 1 cup

2. Paneer (cottage cheese) - 1/2 cup (cut into small cubes)

3. Onions - 2 (sliced)

4. Tomatoes - 2 (chopped)

5. Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

6. Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

7. Coriander powder - 2 tsp

8. Almonds - 5 nos

9. Oil - 2 tbsp

10. Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

11. Coriander leaves for garnishing - a few strings.

Method :

1. Heat a shallow bottomed pan and add 2 teaspoons of oil.

2. When oil becomes hot, add sliced onions and sauté.

3. When onions become transparent,add chopped tomatoes, chilli powder, coriander powder and ginger garlic paste one after the other and sauté for a while till tomatoes soften, and masalas loose 

their raw flavor.    

4. Remove pan from the stove,transfer the mixture into a plate and cool. Then blend the mixture along with almonds to a paste in a blender and keep aside.

5. Place another pan on the stove and add rest of the oil.

6. When oil gets heated up, add cumin seeds and allow to crackle.

7. Add green peas and sauté for a while. Then sprinkle little water and cover the pan with a lid and allow it to cook for about ten minutes

                 

8. When peas is half cooked, add the blended mixture and about a cup of water.

9. Then add paneer cubes and required amount of salt. Cover the pan once again with lid and cook for about five to seven minutes on low flame.

10. When peas and paneer are fully cooked, transfer into a serving bowl and garnish with coriander leaves.