Matar paneer recipe

 

Matar Paneer :

What is Matar Paneer :

• Mattar paneer is a vegetarian north indian dish consisting of peas and paneer spiced with garam masala.
• It is served with rice, naan, poori, or roti.

 Ingredients : 

• 1 tsp oil
• 225 grams of paneer
• 2 cm ginger
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp turmeric
• small bunch of coriander
• 2 green chilli
• 4 tomatoes
• 150 grams peas
• 1 tsp garam masala

Method of preparation :

1. Heat the oil in a pan over high heat until it’s hot.

2. Add the paneer, then turn the heat down. Fry until it starts to brown , make sure it is brown on each side. Remove the paneer from the pan and drain on kitchen towel.

3. Put the ginger, cumin, turmeric, coriander and chilli in the pan, and fry for 1 min. 

4. Add the tomatoes, mashing them with the back of a spoon and cook everything for 5 mins. 

5. Add a splash of water if it’s too thick. Add the peas and cook for a further 2 mins.

6. Then stir in the paneer and sprinkle over the garam masala. Spread coriander leaves and serve hot.