Monday 27 January 2020

Matar Paneer Masala


Paneer Mutter Masala or Matar Paneer Masala is a very tasty and easy to make north Indian dish goes well with chapathi, rice, phulka, roti or bread.Matar Paneer Masala recipe is explained with step by step method and photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Matar Paneer Masala.

Ingredients:-

Paneer cubes.              - 200 gm
Matar(Green pes).       -1/4 cup frozen
Onion.                          -1
Green chilly.                -1
Tomato.                        -2
Cashew nuts.                -5 or 6
Ginger Garlic paste.     - 2tsp
Cumin seeds.                - 1tsp
Red chilly powder.       -1tsp
Turmeric powder.         -1/4tsp
Coriander powder.        -1 and 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala powder. -1/2 tsp
Coconut oil.                   - 2 tsp+ 2tsp
Coriander leaves.           - few
Salt.                                - to taste

Instructions:-

1). Peel, wash and finely chop onion.Wash and chop tomatoes and green chilly into small pieces.Heat 2 tsp coconut oil in a pan and add finely chopped onion and little salt into the pan and saute well.Add ginger garlic paste, chopped green chilly pieces, cashew nuts and chopped tomatoes into the pan and saute well until the tomatoes become soft. Switch off the flame and keep aside the above mixture to cool.


2). Once cooled add all the above ingredients in a mixer grinder and grind together to a fine paste.Keep aside the ground paste to cool.


3). Wash, clean and finely chop few coriander leaves and keep aside.


4). Keep aside frozen green peas (matar) and chopped paneer cubes.




Method:-

1). Heat 2tsp coconut oil in a wide bottom pan and splutter cumin seeds and saute well.


2). Lower the flame and add red chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder into the pan and mix well.


3). Add ground paste into the pan and stir well.




4). Add little water into the pan and mix the ground paste.Boil and cook for 2 minutes on low flame.

5). Add paneer cubes to the ground paste in the pan and mix well.


6). Add frozen green peas (matar) into the pan and mix well.


7). Add required salt and little more water into the pan and mix with all the ingredients in the pan.Boil and cook for 3 minutes on low flame. Add few finely chopped coriander leaves into the pan and switch off the flame.


8). Transfer the matar paneer masala to a serving bowl.


A very tasty Matar Paneer Masala / Paneer Matar Massla is ready to serve hot with chapathi, rice, roti, phulka or bread.

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