Easy Matar Paneer

This is Pea season and no winter is complete without making a classic matar paneer. I have a very easy recipe for you. You’ll love it.

You’ll need

• 250 gram Paneer, cubed
• 3/4th cup fresh peas
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 3 medium tomatoes
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1/2 inch piece of ginger
• 2 green chillies
• 1/2 tsp jeera
• 1 small pinch heeng
• 1 medium bay leaf
• 1tsp besan(gram flour)
• 1/2 tsp jeera dhaniya powder
• 1/2 tsp meat masala
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• Ghee
• Mustard oil
• Salt to taste
• Water

Let’s make

1. Cut paneer in medium sized cubes and shallow fry them in ghee till golden on all sides. Keep aside.
2. Heat a kadhai and add required amount of mustard oil and 1tsp extra ghee. Let the oil heat till smoky and quickly splutter jeera, heeng and bayleaf. After that throw in finely chopped onion and cook the onion on medium flame until nice and brown. Once the onion is browned, add a splash of water and let it cook for further few minutes. Meanwhile blend together tomatoes, ginger, garlic and green chillies.
3. Once the onion is done, pour in the tomato puree mixture along with salt and let this cook on low medium flame till it starts leaving oil from the sides. At this point add all the masalas and besan and cook for further 5 minutes.
4. Now, add the peas and let it cook covered for 6-10 minutes. After that add the paneer cubes and enough water to make thick gravy.
5. Finish off with garam masala and chopped coriander leaves.