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Matar paneer is a restaurant style creamy, delicious and rich peas paneer curry. Matar paneer is one of India's most popular paneer dishes. In most Indian homes, it is made during winters when fresh peas are in season. However it can also be made with frozen peas anytime around the year.
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The ingredients needed to make Indian Mattar Paneer - Green Peas & Cottage Cheese Curry:
- Make ready 200 g Paneer
- Prepare 1 cup Green Peas (Frozen Mix Veggies is also okay)
- Get 150 g Tomatoes (diced or crushed)
- Take 1/2 cup Water
- Take [Curry Paste] - processed in a blender
- Prepare 20-40 g Red or Green Chillies
- Get 20 g Ginger
- Prepare 20 g Garlic
- Get 20 g Turmeric Root
- Make ready 50 g Red or Yellow Onions
- Prepare [Mixed Spices] - mix well
- Take 1 tsp Garam Masala
- Take 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- Take 1 tsp Cumin Powder
- Take 1/2 Black Pepper Powder
- Make ready 1/2 White Pepper Powder
- Prepare 1 tsp Salt
- Make ready [Aromatics]
- Make ready 4 pc Cardamom Pods
- Get 2 pc Star Anise
- Make ready 1 tsp Caraway Seeds
- Take [Sauce]
- Get 1 Tbsp Cooking Oil
- Get 30 g Butter or Ghee
- Get 2-4 Tbsp Yogurt
- Take 2 Tbsp Honey
- Take 2-4 Tbsp Cream
- Take as needed Salt
The combination of soft paneer and sweet green peas makes this dish one of its kind. Matar Paneer is an extremely popular vegetarian North Indian curry dish made of paneer (Indian cottage cheese) and Matar (green peas) in a creamy, spicy onion-tomato base gravy. It can be served with rice as well as naan or paratha or roti. Mutter (meaning peas) paneer (a semi-solid form of cottage cheese) is probably the most frequently ordered vegetarian dish in Indian restaurants.
Steps to make Indian Mattar Paneer - Green Peas & Cottage Cheese Curry:
- ONIONS: heat Cooking Oil and Butter in a pot or wok. Stir fry the Aromatics for 1 minute, and then add the Onions and fry until fragrant, soft and translucent. Then add the Mixed Spices and stir fry for 1 minute.
- CURRY PASTE: next, add the Curry Paste and cook until the the oil separates. Then add the Tomatoes and Water. Mix well and cook until the Tomatoes have soften and disintegrated.
- FINISHING: Next add the Paneer, Peas, Yogurt, Honey and Cream. Season with Salt and mix well. Continue to cook until the Sauce thickens. Serve with rice or Indian flat bread.
It can be served with rice as well as naan or paratha or roti. Mutter (meaning peas) paneer (a semi-solid form of cottage cheese) is probably the most frequently ordered vegetarian dish in Indian restaurants. The mild flavors of the paneer (cottage cheese) and peas in it, marry beautifully with the delicious tomato-based sauce of this curry! Matar paneer is made more often in North Indian homes for dinner or lunch. You can have it with chapati or naan and even mix with rice.
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